2022 Goals and Resolutions – Q2 Update
As some of you may know, I’m a goal-oriented person. I like to set challenging goals for myself so I can focus on reaching or completing specific tasks and plan out my actions. Setting yearly …
Dividend Investing
How do you invest in dividend paying stocks so you get paid every quarter or every month? Invest in companies that make products that you use and rely every day.
Why is dividend investing an effective investing strategy?
Reviewing every dividend stock transaction between 2020 – 2022
As a DIY investor, the last two and half years have been extremely interesting. Back in February 2020, equities were firing on all cylinders and we saw all-time highs. Then the uncertainties of the global …
High inflation rate & interest rates = recession? + Good reads from the PF community
The May consumer price index increased 7.7% from a year ago. Bloomberg estimates that the June inflation rate might be 8.4%! The actual June inflation rate was 8.1%, making it the fastest annual increase since …
Dividend Income – June 2022 Update & FI Journey Update
Wow, it’s hard to believe that 2022 is already half over. For the most part, June was cold and wet here in the Lower Mainland. Many people even used the term Juneary because it felt …
Why I don’t invest in…
We are hybrid investors – we invest in individual dividend growth stocks and index ETFs. As of writing, we own 50-something dividend stocks and 1 ETF. We are doing a hybrid investing approach to capture …
Be curious
Many people think investing is only about reading stock charts, going through the different financial parameters, reading quarterly and annual reports, and determining the future growth of a company. Although all of these are valid …
Is it time to re-evaluate Smith Maneuver + Good reads from the PF community
Since Canadians can’t deduct mortgage interests in our income tax filing, many Canadian homeowners use Smith Maneuver as a legal strategy to enable them to make their mortgages tax-deductible. Essentially, Canadians would borrow money against …