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Read more about the article What’s the point of wealth?

What’s the point of wealth?

Please excuse the delay in blog posts.  Things got a little hectic around here for a while. It all started with a belly ache. Anyone who has had kids knows…

Continue ReadingWhat’s the point of wealth?
  • Post published:May 1, 2022
  • Post category:Investor psychology/Personal stories/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:10 Comments
Read more about the article Federal budget 2022 – What DIY investors need to know

Federal budget 2022 – What DIY investors need to know

Hello, DividendStrategy.ca community!  As I write this, the sun is shining through my window, the branches of our big pine tree are bouncing in the warm breeze, and robins fat…

Continue ReadingFederal budget 2022 – What DIY investors need to know
  • Post published:April 9, 2022
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Read more about the article The RESP survival guide: everything you need to know

The RESP survival guide: everything you need to know

Having children means planning for their future.  Aside from being raised in a loving and supportive environment, one of the best things we can do for our children’s long-term success…

Continue ReadingThe RESP survival guide: everything you need to know
  • Post published:March 10, 2022
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor learning/money and family/Uncategorized
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The alpha and beta of dividend investing

Alpha and beta aren't just letters in the Greek alphabet; they are also commonly misunderstood investing concepts - not to mention part of the vast lexicon of investing jargon that…

Continue ReadingThe alpha and beta of dividend investing
  • Post published:September 4, 2020
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Does PPL belong in BTSX? (July 2019 BTSX update)

For last month's BTSX update I started to address the question of whether previous income trusts should be included in our Beating the TSX portfolio by taking a closer look…

Continue ReadingDoes PPL belong in BTSX? (July 2019 BTSX update)
  • Post published:June 29, 2019
  • Post category:Dividend investing/Uncategorized
  • Post comments:12 Comments

Investing with Dividend Funds (by David Stanley)

Here's another guest post by the original Beating the TSX author, David Stanley.  In his last post, he laid out the case for dividend investing in general.  Here he offers…

Continue ReadingInvesting with Dividend Funds (by David Stanley)
  • Post published:May 11, 2019
  • Post category:Dividend investing/DIY Investing/Uncategorized
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The case for dividends – by David Stanley

Many of you will already know David Stanley as the original author of the Beating the TSX series in the Canadian Moneysaver.  Since agreeing to take on that role myself,…

Continue ReadingThe case for dividends – by David Stanley
  • Post published:April 19, 2019
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You have to start somewhere

I remember opening my first investment account - an RRSP with CIBC almost twenty years ago.  You could tell I didn't really know what I was doing by the contents…

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  • Post published:March 22, 2019
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Read more about the article Beating the TSX 2019: Is it for you?

Beating the TSX 2019: Is it for you?

This article was published in the March 2019 edition of the Canadian Moneysaver magazine If there is one thing the stock market can be counted on to do, it’s this:…

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  • Post published:January 30, 2019
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