5 stocks we bought in 2022
With 2022 coming up to a wrap, I am amazed at how much progress we’ve made in the last 11 years. While we can’t retire and live off our dividend income in 2023 quite yet, …
Tawcan is a Canadian personal finance and dividend investing blog that chronicles my quest for financial independence and joyful life.
I started this blog to show it is possible to achieve financial independence as a single-income family with two young kids while living in Vancouver Canada, one of the most expensive cities in the world.
My wife and I started building our dividend portfolio in 2011 after a financial epiphany.
Today, the portfolio generates over $5,400 in dividends per month. We originally dreamed of becoming financially independent and living off dividends by 2025. Although we could live off dividends by supplementing it with a part time income in 2025, we aren't in a rush to cross the so called "finish line." Therefore, we are taking it easy and we plan to realize the dream of living off dividends before 2030.
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Why dividend investing works for us
I have been investing in the stock market since my early 20’s but didn’t get serious with dividend growth investing until 2010. Over the last 12 years, my wife and I have made significant progress …
Is AQN’s dividend safe? Should I continue investing?
Well, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (AQN.TO / AQN) sure has seen better days in the past. On November 11, AQN reported their Q3 earnings, and the stock fell by more than 19% that very …
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 …
2022 Goals and Resolutions – Q3 Update
For those of you that are new to this blog, I have been setting annual goals and resolutions and publishing them since 2019. I then publish updates every quarter. These quarterly updates have kept me …
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 …