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The Day I Quit my Job Because It Wasn’t Safe Anymore

Blog, Personal Update

While you are reading this blog, chances are I’m still admiring mountains over Lake Atitlan. Business wise, it was a terrible (or an amazing?) timing, I don’t know yet. Still, I took a week off in Guatemala, where it all started 18 months ago. I didn’t know back then, but this is where/when I decided to quit my job once I got back from my RV trip. This time, my wife and I decided to take a quick week to fly over Lake Atitlan to come back to our “traveling roots”. We had the feeling we needed …

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I Have to Share This With You; My Largest Webinar Ever!

Blog, Personal Update, Portfolio Building

Let me tell you about my last Thursday. Thursday March 15th, I woke up feeling that I was on top of the world. I hopped in my Porsche and hit the marvelous roads of Costa Rica. I was speeding under the sun, I could feel its warm welcome. The sea, the palm trees, everything was perfect. I was ready to nail it. But then, the largest “vaca” crossed the road and I crashed into it. The car went up in the air as it was a Hot Wheel doing loops and my world turned upside down. Thursday March 15th, …

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Now It’s Time to Sell… 4 Tricks to Know When to Sell

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building

You know what’s as hard as knowing the right time to buy for an investor? Trying the right time to sell! Last week I shared my tricks to get rid of the paralysis by analysis syndrome, which was designed into a series of 6 steps to follow in order to get into the right mindset and start investing instead of waiting on the side line. Now that we have faced a mini correction and that some sectors are still get kicked around (REITs, MLPs and Utilities anyone?), some investors are getting anxious …

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The Most Boring Part of Dividend Growth Investing

Blog, Dividend Growth, Investing Strategy

I can recall the face of my assistant when I was dancing around the printer, waiting desperately to read those quarterly reviews. A pile of numbers, charts and a good coffee and I was the happiest man on earth. Wow… this is boring! She kept telling me. I don’t know why, but I’ve always been passionate about numbers and how they work together, especially when there is a dollar sign in front of them. I will never write it enough on my blog; the secret of investing is a solid plan. The problem …

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Aren’t you tired of asking yourself when the right timing to buy is?

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building

Aaaahhh… the largest investment struggle is definitely suffering from paralysis by analysis. You know the feeling that if you wait a little bit longer, you will have a chance to pick-up the right stock at the right price? The market drops by 10%? Wait a little longer; the big crash is only starting. The market is up by 10%? Just wait for the next correction, it will be worth the wait. Then, 3 years later, you are still on the bench wondering where everybody goes… Here are my tricks to get …

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The psychological effect of watching a portfolio slowly disintegrate

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building, Retirement

There is something fascinating about writing. When I target a topic, I get so much inspiration that I’m able to write an entire series. This is exactly what happened during the month of February where I wrote about investing and retirement. You can read the actual series here: The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part I The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part II Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio My Top 10 Retirement Stocks I’m Retired, How Do I …

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