2025 Goals and Resolutions – Q3 Update
With Q3 2025 in the books, it is time for a quarterly update on my 2025 goals and resolutions. For those of you who are new, since 2019, I have set goals and resolutions at …
Money Mindset
It’s important to have the right money mindset. Without the right money mindset, you may not feel happy despite how much money is in your bank account.
Let’s face it, money is an important part of our lives. We need to have the right money mindset so we can go through life feeling great!
Random thoughts – worst day of the market, tech or not, leveraging, etc
As I write this on Oct 12, we just experienced the “worst day” of the stock market since April. The S&P dropped by 2.7%, the NASDAQ dropped by 3.56%, and the TSX dropped by 1.38%. …
Q&A with Mark from My Own Advisor – Reaching FIWOOT
The financial independence retire early (FIRE) community is a very supportive and tight-knit one. Because the community is made up of folks who have different backgrounds and different ages, it’s very diverse (not just a …
Semi-Retirement Q&A with Mark McGrath
The financial independence retire early (FIRE) community is a very supportive and tight-knit one. One thing I appreciate from the diverse FIRE community is that there are people ahead of us who are always willing …
2025 Goals and Resolutions – Q2 Update
Since 2019, I have set goals and resolutions at the beginning of the year and provided progress updates each quarter. It has been six years since this annual tradition and I believe I have accomplished …
Key learnings from Richer, Wiser, Happier
I recently finished “Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World’s Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life” by William Green. In the book, Green shared life-changing lessons based on hundreds of hours of interviews that he …
The five worst investments we’ve owned
I started investing in mutual funds and stocks shortly after entering the workforce. Back then, I didn’t really know what I was doing, so I followed many “ investment hot tips.” Over time, I made …