Today we’ll be covering what to hold in which of your Canadian retirement accounts – namely the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) and the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). For readers from outside of Canada these are roughly equivalent to the Roth IRA and the 401k. As well as what to hold and where, we […]
Continue ReadingWant to retire early? Consider geographical arbitrage!
What the heck is geographical arbitrage? Well, in simple terms it is taking advantage of the fact that there are places in the world that are incredibly inexpensive to live in, in comparison to most of the world. In many cases you can live in these beautiful countries often times for half the cost of […]
Continue ReadingEasy to use dividend portfolio tracker
So, recently I’ve had people asking me how I track my portfolio and how I stay on top of what my yields are portfolio wide. The answer is this: I use spreadsheets. Now before I begin, I am in no way a Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets expert, I have just enough working knowledge to […]
Continue ReadingRecession-proofing your portfolio: Top stocks to prepare for a downturn
Today we’ll be going over our top stock picks for an economic slow down or perhaps even a stock market crash (oh my!). Now, a stock market crash doesn’t have to feel like the end of the world – at least not if you’ve prepared yourself. While i’m not one for predictions, what I can […]
Continue ReadingThe secret behind the side hustle
So many people are looking for side hustle ideas, we’re among them, I for example, do freelance work on the side of my full-time job. In our previous blogs we alluded to the affluence of the region we live in, so I was surprised to hear that one of our close friends was working a […]
Continue ReadingDave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps – My thoughts and where we’d fit.
First off, who is Dave Ramsey?Dave Ramsey is a radio show host and personal finance expert who has laid out a very simple and easy to follow game plan to get out of debt, accumulate wealth, and ultimately help his viewers and listeners live their best lives. So what is this game plan? Well, he’s […]
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