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Weekend Reading – Stock splits creating value, getting started, how many DRIPs are enough and more!

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Stock splits creating value, getting started, how many DRIPs are enough and more! Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the…

Top Canadian stocks to weather COVID-19

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Mark | 34 Comments

Top Canadian stocks to weather COVID-19 I don’t have to tell you it’s been a wild stock market ride of late. …and with this chart in mind, really folks, who knows how the rest of this year will play out.…

Why you need to stay invested

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Mark | 39 Comments

Why you need to stay invested Over many years of running this blog, there always seems to be a few times per year when I get questions like these: When do you think it’s a good time to invest, Mark?…

2020 Financial Goals

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Mark | 57 Comments

2020 Financial Goals Another year, another round of goal setting! I figure if you never have an end in mind you’ll never get to where you want to be. For years on this site, I mean years, we’ve set financial…

Weekend Reading – Royals on FI vs. #FIRE, too much RRSP, best stocks to own in 2020, and more #moneystuff

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Mark | 18 Comments

Weekend Reading – Royals on FI vs. #FIRE, too much RRSP, best stocks to own in 2020, and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…

Three dividend stocks to own and one to sell now

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Mark | 89 Comments

Three dividend stocks to own and one to sell now Guest post by Mike Heroux, The Dividend Guy, in collaboration with My Own Advisor about dividend stocks to own. Mark and I have been fellow bloggers since 2011 as we…

10 ways to get retirement ready

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Mark | 44 Comments

10 ways to get retirement ready You’ve worked your entire life. You put some money away; invested, watched that money now and then over time. Yet instead of living it up for everything you’ve worked so hard for you’re counting…

Weekend Reading – Good advice for stocks, ETFs and stocks working together, too much RRSP and more #moneystuff

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Mark | 22 Comments

Weekend Reading – Good advice for stocks, ETFs and stocks working together, too much RRSP 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…

Weekend Reading – Giveaways, why bother with bonds, why invest in international stocks and more #moneystuff

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Mark | 21 Comments

Weekend Reading – Giveaways, why bother with bonds, why invest in international stocks 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…

Weekend Reading – Stocks, dividend ETFs, reader question about ETFs, bad things from good decisions, and more #moneystuff

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Mark | 11 Comments

Weekend Reading – Stocks, dividend ETFs, reader question about ETFs, bad things from good decisions, 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…