While you are celebrating with your family or you simply enjoy the gentle snow falling on the street (the view from my home office is marvelous right now), well… I’m doing exactly the same! I’m taking a week off from this buzzing world to play Lego with my little one, to cook with my daughter, and to (still) beat my oldest son at NHL 2018 (Gotta love the Preds with PK!). I’m then leaving you with the Best of the Blog separated in three categories: The end of my one year trip Between June …
Investing is like Cooking – An Investing Guide for a Good Recipe
I like to describe myself as a man of many passions. In fact, I rarely do something if I’m not passionate about it. My passions include (but are not limited to!) investing and cooking. I just love my Fridays and Saturdays when I have the time to cook a good meal and accompany it with some music and a delicious bottle of wine. Interestingly enough, there are a lot of lessons to learn from cooking that can be applied to investing. Today, I want to use this analogy a little bit further to simplify …
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5 Tips for a Successful Transition to Retirement [Podcast]
Merry Christmas to all! Last week, we discussed what happy retirees have in common. Now, let's examine the transition. Retirement is a great but challenging transition in one’s life. We offer our best tips for making it successful. Want to join a community of over 500 members wanting to plan and enjoy retirement? Get on the Retirement Loop Waitlist! You'll Learn Last week, we discussed having a vision and a plan. Today, we’ll implement these visions and plans, mainly focusing on …
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Investing in Real Estate Through REITs
Real estate investment through REITs (Real Estate Income Trusts) is not only popular because REITs distribute generous dividends, but also because they’re easy to understand. We can easily picture an apartment building or an office tower and imagine tenants paying their rent. Investors are willing to purchase units of those businesses in exchange for income and peace of mind. REITs are landlords; they own and manage real estate in exchange for rental income. They have properties such as …
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Get Dividends Every Month with These Canadian Stocks
Get dividends every month! What better way to enjoy a stress-free retirement or to draw an income while travelling the world. Canadian stocks paying dividends every month offer the convenience of monthly income. Budgeting, paying monthly bills, and planning just get much easier. Get the complete list of Canadian monthly dividend payers here. Most Canadian companies that pay dividends do so quarterly. However, there are several safe dividend payers that pay monthly so you can get that …
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Best Canadian Dividend Stocks for 2024
What are some of best canadian dividend stocks for 2024? After the eventful year that was 2023, it's confusing to say the least. Depending on which sectors and markets you were invested in in 2023, you either had a great year or saw your portfolio value decline. As you can see in the graph below, the technology sector dominated the market, but mostly due to a very few big players. The U.S. market outperformed the Canadian market by a wide margin. In Canada, the energy sector performed …
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