Remember last year when I explained how investing in coffee businesses was an awesome idea? Well good news, because it looks like the daily grind is paying off 😉 One of those companies, Tim Hortons (THI), recently increased its dividends from $0.26 to $0.32 per share! That’s a 23% dividend increase! Holy hamburgers! That’s amazing eh (゜∀゜) I only bought 20 shares… Read More »
When I first started this blog in 2010, I only had about $300K of financial assets. I thought that was a lot of money back then, but as I learned more about personal finance I realized that it’s actually not that much. The average household net worth in Canada today is $400K. I looked at other people’s balance sheets… Read More »
The trailer for the new X-Men movie came out earlier this week 🙂 I like how Marvel is using existing brands and characters to create fresh and interesting blockbuster films like with the latest X-Men and Avengers series. It’s part of the reason why I invested in Marvel’s parent company Disney in the first quarter of this year… Read More »
I didn’t buy any new stocks in August because I think the market is due for a small correction. Good thing I’m heavily invested in dividend growth stocks which tend to increase their distributions to shareholders over time despite short term fluctuations in their stock price 😀 I currently own many of this year’s Canadian Dividend Aristocrats including… Read More »
July was an amazing month for stocks 😀 The S&P 500 index which contains many US stocks I own has climbed higher than 1,700 for the first time evar! My gut feeling tells me the market is fully priced right now so I’m not going to buy any new stocks for the next month and just focus on… Read More »
Lady luck has blessed me with a bunch of serendipity again this month \(^_^)/ The financial markets did relatively well (appears we didn’t have a “Sell in May” year,) the US dollar increased, and I was able to bring home $1000 from extra income sources like dividends and a side job. It was also a great first quarter for the North… Read More »