2023 Goals and Resolutions – Q4 Update & Wrap up
Wow, it’s hard to believe 2023 is already behind us. When I looked back, 2023 felt like an eternity. A lot of things have happened, both on the home front and especially on the work …
Month: January 2024
Dividend Income – December 2023 Update & 2023 Summary
Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a fantastic 2023 and enjoyed the holidays. Some readers have been asking about our portfolio performance so I thought I’d provide some context and 100% transparency. In …
Why we don’t invest in GICs
In the last year or so, I have received many emails from readers asking if we are investing in GICs. With the interest rates at the highest level in the last 20 years, banks offer …
How to save and invest while enjoying life?
2023 was another year where many Canadians have been spending more money on their day-to-day expenses. Groceries, gas, dining out, airfare, accommodation, movie tickets, concert tickets, and just about every expense has gone up in …
All Equity ETFs Review – VEQT vs. XEQT vs. HEQT
Since publishing my analysis of all-in-one ETFs in Canada and mentioning that we are going from multi-ETFs to all-in-one ETFs for our kids’ RESPs, we have gone ahead and made the changes. We picked iShares …
VXC vs. XAW – The battle of ex-Canada international index ETFs
If you’re a long time reader, you know that we deploy a hybrid investment strategy – we hold both individual dividend-paying stocks and index ETFs in our dividend portfolio. When it comes to an international …
2024 Looking ahead…
It’s hard to believe it’s 2024 already. A lot has changed in the last year. On the work front… In January 2023, I was part of the engineering organization, managing and working with a small …