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The Birth Of A Dividend Stock List
Even though I sold my dividend stocks and moved to a two-ETF solution earlier this year, I still believe that an investor with the right temperament and patience can succeed with a dividend growth (or value investing) strategy over the long term. With that in mind, I’m pleased to share this guest post from Dividend…
Read More4 Simple Tools To Stop Drowning In Debt
Not a day goes by on the news without hearing how Canadians are struggling with their debt load. It has become a simple fact of life that we are consuming our way through life, using someone else’s money. For the past decade, I have closely observed the behaviors that lead people down the path of…
Read More3 False Reasons to NOT Buy a Stock
This is a guest post by Mike, aka The Dividend Guy. He authors The Dividend Guy Blog since 2010 and manages portfolios at Dividend Stocks Rock. He is a passionate investor. For the past five years, I’ve exchanged a lot of email with many of my readers. One of the main topics of discussion is…
Read MoreDoes International Diversification Still Work?
Many people are saying that since all stock markets went down in 2007 – 2009, international diversification doesn’t work anymore. How is it supposed to help you when everything is falling apart? Does it even work? Is it worth the trouble? I’ll show you a few examples from recent years so you can see for yourself.…
Read MoreHow To Negotiate Your Mortgage Renewal Like A Pro
When I was nineteen, the brakes on my car seized, damaging the calipers and whatever was left on the rear pads. I got a quote from a local mechanic chain with both “budget” and “brake” in their name, so I thought they must have the best price on brakes. At the time I knew nothing about…
Read More16 Habits That Helped Me Retire Wealthy
This post was written by long time reader Robert Britton as part of our retirement series. Today is Robert’s last day of work – congratulations! Life feels long. This article gives a very brief synopsis of most of mine; and then lists a few habits that helped me along the way. I’ve never understood why…
Read MoreMy View Of Early Retirement
This post was written by reader Daniel A as part of our retirement series. Early retirement had always been a lifelong goal for me. Having worked for nearly forty years with only a four month break between jobs, and watching many friends in-and-out of work, I was fortunate to have a steady job that allowed…
Read MoreWhy U.S. Stocks Are Safer Than Canadian Stocks
Let’s say you want to invest your savings, and you want to buy some stocks as part of your investment portfolio. Which stocks do you choose? Traditional wisdom says you should hold more of your own country’s stocks than stocks from a foreign country. That means Canadians should hold more Canadian stocks than U.S. stocks.…
Read MoreHow Young Investors Can Get Started
Investing can be intimidating for young investors who are starting out. The wealth of information available online is a two-edged sword. You can learn just about anything you want, but with so much information available how do you tell the difference between good information and bad? Related: Where Do You Get Your Financial Information? And…
Read MoreThe Effect Of Serendipity On Retirement
This is a post from reader Eric as part of our retirement series. When Robb first broached the idea of submitting a write-up relating to retirement preparation and its post-implementation offshoots, my first reaction was that, if he’s looking for an example, I can probably qualify for the role of ‘bad example’. While I, (rightly…
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