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Avoiding some big retirement mistakes

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Mark | 31 Comments

Avoiding some big retirement mistakes In a few posts on my site over the years, I’ve shared some big retirement mistakes to avoid. This becomes even more important now that we’re entering a new chapter in our lives: semi-retirement /…

Six big retirement mistakes – what I’m doing about them

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Mark | 53 Comments

Six big retirement mistakes – what I’m doing about them A few years ago, Jason Heath, a respected fee-only financial planner, outlined a number of mistakes investors make when it comes to retirement planning and/or investing during retirement. I’ve captured…

Weekend Reading – Excellence and the Stock Market

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – Excellence and the Stock Market Hey Everyone, Welcome to a new Weekend Reading edition about excellence and the stock market. My inspiration for that theme will come very soon, but first, a few recent reads: In case…

Top 10 Retirement Mistakes

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Mark | 95 Comments

Top 10 Retirement Mistakes A few years ago, an article in the Financial Post caught my eye: mistakes retirees make when it comes to their investments. More recently, the great folks at Visual Capitalist put together a graphic about the…