A letter to young investors
I came across John Heinzl’s open letter to young investors the other week and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Given that I have been DIY investing for almost two decades, I thought it would be an …
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 – November 2022 Update
Wow, it’s hard to believe that the holidays are just around the corner and a new year is almost upon us. Do you think time moves faster as you get older? I sure do! When …
Dividend Income – October 2022 & Financial Independence Journey Update
First of all, I want to apologize for posting the October dividend income update so late. While I do spend a lot of time writing new posts and replying to emails from readers, sometimes I …
The retirement landscape in Canada
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 …
40 lessons I’ve learned after 40 years
I’m turning 40 later this year. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a decade since I turned 30. My 30s were a great decade – seeing my two kids born in front of my …
Reconsidering status symbols+ Good reads from the PF community
What is a status symbol? According to Investopedia, a status symbol is generally an object that signifies its owners’ high social and economic standing. So things like luxury cars, designer clothes, McMansions, fancy watches, latest …
Dividend Income – September 2022 Update
For me, it felt like September disappeared in a blink of an eye. This was probably because I spent over 2 weeks in Taiwan for business, including spending 4 days in a quarantine hotel. For …