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How aging influences your investing skills – by David Stanley

I am a firm believer that anyone with a little interest and a moderate helping of self-discipline can be a successful investor. But here's a warning: no matter what your…

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  • Post published:December 4, 2020
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor psychology/Personal stories
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Read more about the article Do bonds belong in my portfolio?

Do bonds belong in my portfolio?

For decades, professionals have constructed "balanced" portfolios using the 60/40 stock/bond ratio as a template. Other variations pushed a bond allocation equal to the investor's age, or other such rules…

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  • Post published:November 1, 2020
  • Post category:Dividend investing/DIY Investing/Investing for beginners
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Answering the top 5 reader questions about BTSX

There is no shortage of investment blogs. You even have your choice of Canadian blogs focusing on dividend paying stocks. What makes dividendstrategy.ca special? Beating the TSX. There is no…

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  • Post published:October 14, 2020
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/Dividend investing
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Getting personal: Top 5 reader questions about my own investing practices

It's been almost two years since I started this blog. In that time I've received questions from readers on a variety of topics related to DIY investing, dividend investing, and…

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  • Post published:October 3, 2020
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Personal stories
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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…

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  • Post published:September 4, 2020
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Read more about the article The most important investment spreadsheet for dividend investors

The most important investment spreadsheet for dividend investors

What is the most important spreadsheet for dividend investors? Does it have reams of metrics from payout ratios to dividend growth rates to up-to-the-minute stock price tracking? Does it sort…

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  • Post published:August 4, 2020
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Read more about the article 10 advantages DIY investors have over the pros

10 advantages DIY investors have over the pros

Advice is loud when the person giving it has something to gain - and the financial services industry has a lot to gain by convincing you that the best place…

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  • Post published:July 1, 2020
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Read more about the article Lessons from the COVID crash and recovery

Lessons from the COVID crash and recovery

Success is not the result of knowledge, talent, or even skill. These things help, to be sure, but the most important determinant of achievement is step-by-step improvement. It doesn't matter…

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  • Post published:May 31, 2020
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Method vs. Madness: the benefits of rules-based investing

There has been a lot of discussion here recently about whether or not certain stocks should be included in the Beating the TSX portfolio.   IPL, PPL, and BPY-UN have all…

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  • Post published:May 3, 2020
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Read more about the article BTSX after bear markets

BTSX after bear markets

In a recent post we talked about why investing in the stock market during a market correction can be one of the best investment decisions one can make. But what…

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  • Post published:April 19, 2020
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/DIY Investing
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Husband, father, woodworker, DIY investor. I spent eleven years in post-secondary education, fifteen in a profession that was burning me out, and one year traveling around the world with my family. How? Financial independence through dividend investing.

Qtrade is the discount brokerage I've loved for 10+ years.

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