Missing out on growth I’ve always been a dividend growth investor. I thought this was the fastest way to achieve financial freedom with minimal risk. But maybe I was wrong. Dividend growth stocks have a long history of growing profits and distribute regular income to investors. I’ve blogged about how much I like them before. But recently I… Read More »
New additions to my portfolio Every year during tax season I contribute new funds to my retirement account (RRSP.) One day I will become a retired man with a pension for telling bad jokes. 😀 I’ve added a few companies to my portfolio this morning. 🙂 In this post I’ll describe what I’m focused on investing now, and… Read More »
Investing in 3 simple steps You don’t need a lot of money or skills to start investing. Here are the basic steps: Open a brokerage account. Buy a low cost, global stock index fund. Continue to build your investment knowledge. That’s it. 😀 In the YouTube video below I show how to get started building a portfolio using… Read More »
My first online video If you start investing in your 20s, there are 2 practical ways you can become a millionaire by your 30s. One way is to save a lot of money. But this requires a very high income. The second way is more relatable to the middle class, which is to increase your investment rate of… Read More »
Elon Musk must be enjoying his year so far. Tesla stock surged to new highs and his net worth is now over $200 billion. This makes Elon Musk the richest person in the world, supplanting the previous top dog, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Alas, not everyone can be a billionaire like these two. But that shouldn’t discourage people… Read More »
Transaction Codes Over the years I have seen many different types of activities in my bank accounts. But sometimes I don’t know what the transaction codes mean. And I’m left scratching my head as to what I’m being paid or charged for. Here’s an example of my account statement. So to make life easier I’ve compiled a list… Read More »