ETF Investing

Index ETF investing, the other pillar of investing strategy that we deploy. Index ETF investing essentially tracks the different market indices. When market goes up, index ETFs go up; when market goes up, index ETFs go up. A simple and straightforward investing strategy.

Dividend Income – September 2026 Update

You can’t go wrong with sashimi in Japan

Wow, it’s hard to believe 2026 is down to the final quarter. It felt like yesterday that I posted the 2026 Looking Ahead post. Where did the time go? Per the Looking Ahead post, so …

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Early Retirement Q&A – Reader C

Early Retirement Q&A with Reader J

As you can imagine, a lot of planning is required to reach early retirement. Despite all the planning, projections, and running different scenarios, there will always be some level of uncertainty when it comes to …

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Dividend Income – Aug 2026 Update

long exposure

Hello, returning and new readers for another monthly dividend update (remember, you can sign up for the Tawcan Newsletter so you don’t miss any new posts and updates).  This marks the 146th monthly update (wow!) …

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Dividend Income – July 2026 Update

Kale, pumpkins, carrots

Welcome to another monthly dividend update.  I have posted a monthly dividend update report every month since August 2014. If my calculation is correct, this marks the 145th monthly dividend report. I publish these monthly …

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Dividend Income – June 2026 Update

View by Gerðuberg Cliffs. One of my favourite pictures from the trip

Hey everyone, welcome to another monthly dividend income update. A quick reminder for long-time and new readers: we share these monthly dividend income updates to share the progress on our financial independence journey. Our goal …

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