Real Estate - My Own Advisor

How much real estate should you have in your portfolio?

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Mark | 37 Comments

How much real estate should you have in your portfolio? I’ve written a lot about real estate, our journey in and out of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) over the years, and more recently this past year – our recent…

Weekend Reading – The New Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Mark | 13 Comments

Weekend Reading – The New Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA) Hi Everyone, Welcome to a new and important edition, especially those saving for a home, highlighting the new Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA). More on that theme in…

How are you going to navigate a recession?

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Mark | 27 Comments

How are you going to navigate a recession? Your cash is getting eaten by inflation. Stocks are way down for the year. Bonds offer no place to hide. Real estate is correcting too. All signs are pointing to a recession. …

Weekend Reading – Historic housing correction coming

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Historic housing correction coming Welcome to some new Weekend Reading material – why a historic housing correction is coming (or not). Before sharing some of my favourite finds from the past week, including shoutouts to some bloggers…

Weekend Reading – Housing market predictions

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Mark | 23 Comments

Weekend Reading – Housing market predictions Hey folks! Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition about housing market predictions. Before we get into this week’s theme, here are some of my latest posts: Are you passive or active? Some say…

Weekend Reading – Hot real estate edition

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Mark | 17 Comments

Weekend Reading – Hot real estate edition Hi Everyone! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading – the hot real estate edition. You can find previous editions and popular articles below: How can you Beat the TSX Index? (Learn how to…

Weekend Reading – High-savings rate edition

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Mark | 17 Comments

Weekend Reading – High-savings rate edition Welcome to some new Weekend Reading: the high-savings rate edition. You can check out other recent editions and past popular articles below: Here are some interesting financial predictions for 2022 – including some doom…

Weekend Reading – Become Your Own Advisor edition

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Become Your Own Advisor edition Hey Everyone! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition – sharing some of the best finds from the personal finance and investing blogosphere to help you save, invest, and prosper! In case…

Weekend Reading – FI drawdown strategy edition

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Mark | 63 Comments

Weekend Reading – FI drawdown strategy edition Hey Everyone! Welcome to my latest weekend edition when I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance and investing blogosphere, including a focus on FI…

Weekend Reading – Out of control real estate edition

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Mark | 26 Comments

Weekend Reading – Out of control real estate edition Hey Everyone! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition when I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance and investing blogosphere. In case…

Weekend Reading – Living in a cube van, underspending in retirement, generating income and more!

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Mark | 25 Comments

Weekend Reading – Living in a cube van, underspending in retirement, generating income and more! Hey Everyone! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition that shares some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

DIY and Real Estate Investor Profile – Maria from Handful of Thoughts

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Mark | 32 Comments

DIY and Real Estate Investor Profile – Maria from Handful of Thoughts Long-time readers of this blog are well aware common stocks that pay dividends and low-cost, diversified Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) make up the one-two punch for what I’ve…

Should you only put 5% down on your mortgage and invest the difference?

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Mark | 20 Comments

Should you only put 5% down on your mortgage and invest the difference? The following is a guest post from a reader named Gruff, who wonders why on earth investors would strive to put down more than 5% on their…

Weekend Reading – Commission-free ETFs, ditching expensive cities, juicy dividend income and more #moneystuff

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Mark | 12 Comments

Weekend Reading – Commission-free ETFs, ditching expensive cities, juicy dividend income and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance and investing…

Tags: Real Estate

How much real estate should you have in your portfolio?

Weekend Reading – The New Tax-Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

How are you going to navigate a recession?

Weekend Reading – Historic housing correction coming

Weekend Reading – Housing market predictions

Weekend Reading – Hot real estate edition

Weekend Reading – High-savings rate edition

Weekend Reading – FI drawdown strategy edition

Weekend Reading – Out of control real estate edition

Weekend Reading – Living in a cube van, underspending in retirement, generating income and more!

DIY and Real Estate Investor Profile – Maria from Handful of Thoughts

Should you only put 5% down on your mortgage and invest the difference?

Weekend Reading – Commission-free ETFs, ditching expensive cities, juicy dividend income and more #moneystuff

3 top REITs on my radar this year

Weekend Reading – #RRSP deadline advice, selling our house, retirement using ETFs, and more #moneystuff

Early 90s, sold the home, now what? How to invest $600,000 to cover retirement home expenses

Weekend Reading – Retiring broke, dividends, real estate going badly and more #moneystuff

Renovations that increase the value of your home (and those that don’t)

Ditching home ownership and becoming a millionaire instead