Dividend Income – Oct 2020 Update
October 2020 was unusually dry here in Vancouver with less than 90 mm of precipitation. For the past number of years, we usually got more than 100 mm of precipitation, even over 200 mm in …
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?
Dealing with COVID-19 pandemic – Tips to my Jan-2020-self
It is hard to believe that I have been working from home for the past eight months due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. When my work sent out the work-from-home-until-further-notice email on March 13, I …
Wealthica Review: Net Worth and Portfolio Tracking for Canadians
In 2009, when Personal Capital first came out, I decided to give it a try but quickly found out it was designed for Americans only. Personal Capital couldn’t access Canadian financial institutions so it was …
2020 Goals & Resolutions – Q3 Update
Last year I started publishing my annual goals & resolutions. I then provided an update every quarter. This kept me very motivated and kept myself accountable for my goals. As a result, I met and …
Dividend Income & Financial Independence Journey – Sep 2020 Update
Can you believe that there are only three months left for 2020? Given that I’ve been working from home since the middle of March and for the most part we have been staying at home, …
ShareOwner transitioning to Wealthsimple… what happens to our kids’ dividend portfolio?
Long time readers will recall that when Baby T1.0 was born, we decided to set up a dividend portfolio for him. We had a simple idea: pick 15 dividend paying stocks and DRIP all dividends …
Dividend Income & Financial Independence Journey – Aug 2020 Update
I don’t typically write about current events and I have been trying to stay away from politically-related posts on purpose. Lately, however, is it harder and harder to not write about them. I am deeply …