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Get U.S. dollars from Canadian dividend paying stocks

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Mark | 54 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…