U.S. Dollars - My Own Advisor

Great low-cost ETFs for the U.S. stock market

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Mark | 50 Comments

Great low-cost ETFs for the U.S. stock market Canada is a great country – arguably I think we have it the best in the world here! Unfortunately for Canadian investors though, our Canadian stock market is poorly diversified. It’s dominated…

Get U.S. dollars from Canadian dividend paying stocks

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Mark | 63 Comments

Get U.S. dollars from Canadian dividend paying stocks You can get U.S. dollar income from owning Canadian stocks. It’s true – no currency exchanges to worry about. No commissions paid to your broker. U.S. cash, into your account, via Canadian…

Top U.S. Dividend ETFs for your portfolio – 2016

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Mark | 29 Comments

Diversification remains the only free lunch with investing – Modern Portfolio Theory. This theory recognizes we humans are generally risk-averse and ready to run from any bear in the woods instead of running towards it. According to this theory, one…

Reader Question – Should I invest directly in the USA outside registered accounts?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Mark | 10 Comments

Readers of my site likely know by now I’m a fan of investing in dividend paying stocks and indexed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to fund my financial freedom. I invest in dividend paying stocks for a few key reasons: I…