Investing
Dividend Kings List – Companies with Annual Dividend Increases for Over 50 Years!
A reader has prompted me to update this post (originally posted in 2016). Dividend growth investing may not be for everyone, but I am a fan. I like the idea of receiving tax efficient payments from long-established companies with a track record of annually increasing their payments to shareholders. I’m also a believer in…
Read MoreDividend Investing – Your Questions Answered
Henry Mah from “Your Every Growing Income” blog posted a questionnaire for income investors and I thought it would be useful to help summarize my investment principles in a single post. If you are a regular reader, you’ll know that while I’m a dividend investor, I’m also an index investor at the same time. In…
Read MoreOwning Individual Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) vs REIT ETFs
Building an indexed diversified portfolio has never been easier and cheaper for investors. If you like to put your portfolio on autopilot, you can buy a single all-in-one ETF that will even re-balance your stock bonds automatically, all while charging very low fees. Related: All-in-one ETF Battle: Vanguard vs iShares vs BMO All you need…
Read MoreBuilding a Simple Low-Cost Indexed ETF Portfolio in USD
With recent articles about all-in-one ETFs and withholding taxes on ETFs in registered accounts, I’ve been getting questions about if there are USD based all-in-one ETFs, and if not, what are the most efficient USD ETFs to own? There are a number of readers who make their money in USD, and there are some advantages…
Read MoreThe Real MER on ETFs – Foreign Withholding Taxes on ETFs
I’ve written a lot about index investing as one of the best strategies for beginner and experienced investors alike. It’s a strategy that I follow with a large portion of my portfolio to get ex-Canada (outside Canada) diversification (I use dividend investing for my Canadian exposure). Not only do I use this strategy in my…
Read MoreDogs of the TSX (Beating the TSX) Dividend Stock Picks – 2019 Edition
Over the past number of years, I’ve been writing and including updates on the outperforming Dogs of the TSX also known as the Beating the TSX dividend stock strategy (BTTSX). At a high level, in this strategy, the largest publicly traded companies in Canada (TSX 60) are sorted by dividend yield, then the top 10 positions…
Read MoreMaxed out RRSP and TFSA – Now What?
I received an email from a reader with a bright financial future. She has both her RRSP and TFSA maxed out and wondering what to do next. First of all, thank you for sharing your wisdom and financial journey. I love reading your blog and I learn so much from it! I was wondering if…
Read MoreVanguard VEQT All-in-One 100% Equity Portfolio ETF
In recent weeks, I’ve been writing about how it’s getting easier and cheaper to build a solid globally diversified portfolio using all-in-one ETFs. For example, if you have long time frame until retirement, rather than buying multiple ETFs/mutual funds for equities and bonds, or a balanced fund that charges 2%, you can now buy a…
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