Retirement - My Own Advisor

Reader Questions – FAQs about my retirement plan

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Mark | 4 Comments

Reader Questions – FAQs about my retirement plan I receive a number of emails every week about my approach to saving and investing. I’ll be the first person to acknowledge my investment strategies have been far from perfect execution. I’ve…

How Much Is Enough Book Review & Giveaway

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Mark | 10 Comments

One of the biggest retirement questions and potentially one of the most frequently asked retirement questions is “How much is enough”? The answer to this question is of course “it depends” but at least there is a new edition…

Why using your home for retirement is a bad idea

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Mark | 6 Comments

Relying on your home as your sole retirement nest egg might be a consideration for many boomers but it’s a very risky proposition in my opinion. I wouldn’t do this for many reasons. Reason # 1 – the real estate…

Age 50 is too late to start saving for retirement

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Mark | 37 Comments

Age 50 is too late to start saving for retirement We’ve all heard the same song for some time now. Canadian debt loads are too high. Canadian savings rates are dropping. Canadians expect to work past age 66, not because they…

3 Steps to Determine When You Can Stop Working

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Mark | 18 Comments

This is the very first guest post on My Own Advisor. This guest post is courtesy of Kanwal Sarai, the founder of Simply Investing, who is on a conquest to bring financial freedom to all. Most people believe that they have to…

What does financial freedom mean to me?

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Mark | 1 Comment

What does financial freedom mean to me? Sounds simple enough…financial freedom…but what does that really mean? I think you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t want it, but what is it, what does it look like or feel…