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Early Retirement (FIRE) on Dividend Income – Dividend Taxes in Canada
Ever wonder what it would be like to live off passive income? Spending your day doing whatever you want and working on passion projects because of interest rather than putting bread on the table. What about doing this well before you turn 65? What about financial freedom in your 40’s or even 30’s? I’m here…
Read MoreScotia iTrade Online Brokerage Review 2021: Trading Fees, ETFs, TFSAs, and RRSPs
The Scotiabank trading platform has long been one of the most popular amongst Canada’s online discount brokers. With a history of stability in Canada that stretches all the way back to 1832, the Bank of Nova Scotia is often referred to as Canada’s most international bank. Below is our full Scotia iTrade review, including the…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of the New Aeroplan
The new Aeroplan was just announced and there were a lot of changes. This wasn’t a minor refresh, it’s a complete redesign that will benefit most people, but there’s no denying that some travellers will be disappointed. To give you some context, Air Canada was going to cut ties with Aeroplan (owned by Aimia at…
Read MoreFinancial Freedom Update (Q3) 2020 – New Market High Edition ($61,050 in Dividend Income)!
Welcome to the Million Dollar Journey 2020 (Q3) Financial Freedom Update – New Market High Edition! If you would like to follow my latest financial journey, you can get my updates sent directly to your email, via Twitter or Facebook, and/or you can sign up for the monthly Million Dollar Journey Newsletter. For those of you new here, since achieving $1M…
Read MoreCalculating Your Adjusted Cost Base (ACB)
If you’ve invested in a non-registered portfolio you’ve likely come across the tax-preparation question: How to calculate your adjusted cost base (ACB). It’s certainly a pain in the portfolio, and can be tedious and complicated at times. But it’s a necessary ‘evil’. You need to know your ACB in order to calculate the capital gain…
Read MoreThe Hot Potato Investing Strategy
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll know that most of my wealth is in the stock market for the long-term. While there are many short term stock trading strategies, many of these strategies just don’t work out for regular investors. In fact, the initial losses often turn beginner investors away from…
Read MoreBest High Interest Savings Accounts 2021
I’ve been writing about Canada’s best high interest savings accounts since I first started this blog back in 2007! Somewhat embarrassingly, I actually had a large portion of my savings sitting in cash at the time, so high interest accounts were my “investment” of choice. These days I prefer investment strategies such as Dividend Investing or All In…
Read MoreOptions Trading: Buying and Selling Calls & Puts for Hedging & Profit
As markets become more turbulent and investors are seeking ways to protect profits or perhaps enhance them, call and put options are rising in popularity in an unprecedented manner. Of course, investors are much more likely to shoot themselves in the foot, than do anything productive when it comes to “calls” and “puts” – but…
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