David Stanley, a godfather of dividend investing in Canada and the man who brought us the uber-successful BTSX, wrote a post about about this very question:
Dividend investing isn’t the only way to invest, but it has many advantages for the DIY investor.
Top 10 reasons a dividend-based strategy is ideal for DIY investors:
Beat the TSX Annual Update 2024/2025
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Tom is recently retired and is taking a close look at his investments. He needs to…
BTSX vs. Dividend ETFs
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Bank Runs and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
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I read a lot and I write a lot but, weirdly, I’ve never written about…
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I’ve heard that I should “own my age” in bonds but I’m worried that I’ll…
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Beating the TSX Annual Update 2022/2023
This article will be appearing in the February 2023 edition of Canadian Moneysaver MagazineSo long,…
Year-end financial check-up
Almost everything we value in life requires some kind of maintenance. A house will need…
Uncalculated risks
There are no solutions, only trade-offs.Thomas SowellYou can only calculate risk in hindsight. You can't…
The “Perpetual Portfolio”: A potential solution for aging DIY investors
Being a self-directed investor has enormous advantages: more control, less complexity, and often higher net…