Advanced topics on investing and FIRE
As an engineer by education & training and an analytical person, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to readers that I ponder a lot. I like to think about something carefully before deciding or reaching …
Lately, I have received many emails and questions on Twitter asking me about split-shares, or split-share corporations (split corp for short). Specifically, are split-shares safe for building a dividend portfolio? Some readers also asked why …
Many Canadian investors know there’s a 15% withholding tax on US dividends. You can avoid this costly withholding tax if you hold US dividend stocks inside your RRSP, as there is absolutely no tax levied …
Recently I wrote about what we’re doing in this bear market condition. Since we’re still in our accumulation phase, we’re following our investment strategy by continuing buying dividend stocks and index ETFs regularly and building …
I’ll be turning 40 later this year. Since I am very much enjoying my full time job in high tech and finding it mentally challenging, I have no intention of quitting and “retiring” any time …
I have always enjoyed receiving emails from readers and connecting with like-minded people. Recently a reader asked me the following question: Does it make sense to take advantage of the $2,000 RRSP contribution buffer and …
When we started our financial independence journey back in 2011, we didn’t set a specific FI date or number. In our minds, we do not doubt whether we could become financially independent or not. We …