Archive for April 2017
Bumped from a Flight? Here’s How Much Compensation You Get!
If you follow twitter or any other news outlet for that matter, you may have noticed a lot of coverage on the topic of being bumped from a flight. A few weeks ago, United Airlines took bumping to a whole new level when they aggressively removed a passenger that was chosen to be bumped. The…
Read MoreWhere to Find Dividend Data for Your Portfolio
One question that I often get about dividend investing is where I go about finding all the stock and dividend data. In my posts about dividend investing, I talk about yield, payout ratio, rising dividends, and watching earnings to make sure that they are rising as fast (or faster) than the dividend growth. Some of…
Read MoreNet Worth Update April 2017 – Nobleea the Oil and Gas Engineer (+10.8%)
Welcome to the Million Dollar Journey April 2017 Net Worth Update – Team MDJ edition. A select group of readers were selected to be part of Team MDJ which was conceived after the million dollar net worth milestone was achieved in June 2014. Nobleea – the Oil and Gas Engineer, was selected as a team…
Read MoreFederal Budget 2017 – Much about Nothing
In late March, the federal government came down with a much-anticipated budget – especially for investors. The rumours were all over the web about the potential of higher capital gains tax. This resulted in stories of investors selling their positions to reduce any potential future increased tax burden. Thankfully, the budget was very tame this year without…
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