Seasons greetings everyone and I hope everyone is getting ready to welcome 2025. 2024 was a big year for this blog, turning 10 years old! I want to thank every single one of you for all your support over the years. I appreciate all the comments, emails, and encouragements you have given me over the years.
2024 was a decent year for the stock market. With interest rates going lower and expected to stay low, this should continue to drive the stock market up. But don’t expect the market to just go straight up. Black swan events could happen and the market could get volatile due to surprises.
What I have learned over the years is to stay focused on your investing strategy and control parameters you can control – your income, your savings rate, and what you invest in. Remember, we can’t control the market!
For now, I plan to take a few days of rest, enjoy the holidays, and spend time with my family. Therefore, I’ll leave you with the best of 2024 articles:
- Why we don’t invest in GICs
- Top five Canadian dividend stocks to hold forever
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Dividend Daddy
- Switching from TD & Questrade to WealthSimple Trade – My experience
- Norbert’s Gambit – Save money on CAD/USD conversion
- How to pay income tax with a credit card – Does it make sense?
- Re-examine our top 5 long term holdings
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Nelson at Canadian Dividend Investing
- Financial Independence Journey 2024 Update
- My Evolving Perception of Work and its role in my life
- 10 lessons I learned from 10 years of blogging
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Dividend Boomer
- Some random thoughts on investing and life
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Dividend Earner
- Are there ETFs you should be avoiding?
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Robb Engen
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – My Own Advisor
- Visiting Iceland for 8 days – our Itinerary & experience (Part 1)
- Visiting Iceland for 8 days – our Itinerary & experience (Part 2)
- Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – The Dividend Guy Blog
- My five highest conviction positions
- How we invest our own money
- How do fractional shares work – Are they advantageous for investors?
Here’s to an excellent 2025!
Happy New Year Bob!
And congratulations on blogging for 10 years, you really are becoming one of he dinosaurs 😉
Curious to see where you ended up with at the end of 2024 as far as dividends are concerned.
Take care and all the best for 2025
Hi Mr. CF,
Good to hear from you. Happy new years and yes it feels super old to have a blog for more than 10 years. Writing up the December 2024 dividend report so stay tuned.
All the best to you in 2025 too.
Happy New Year Bob!
I always enjoy reading your informative and helpful articles. Reading your blog was a catalyst for me to take ownership of my retirement/investment funds 5 years ago and I’ve never looked back.
Wishing you and your family the best for 2025.
Happy New Year to you too Olivier. Congrats on taking charge of your retirement & investment.
Thanks for your blog and insight!!
Wishing you and your family a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2025!!
Thank you Raj. Happy New Year to you too.
Thank you Bob for the great articles and information. I wish you a very happy & prosperous new year !
Glad you enjoy reading the blog and thank you for following along. Happy New Year!
Bob,
Congrats on your portfolio returns, truly amazing. I’m working on mine still and playing catch up by investing as much as I can and its paying off. You are an inspiration to investors with your approach and I refer your blog to everyone!
New Years Resolution for me: Going to work on shifting to a platform that charges no fees for trades. Could you please remind me of the platforms you are using again? I know you mentioned it in a post somewhere.
Happy New Year!
Charles
Bob,
Actually I meant to say, I did read it you are using Wealthsimple but they did not allow CM in USD, I actually hold more of the Canadian Dividend Stocks in the USD version so would WS work for me or not?
I’m presently with RBC Direct Investing but the fees are high, is there a better option for me in your opinion?
Thanks again,
Charles
Happy New Year Charles. Thank you for your on going support.
Yes WS converted my CM from USD to CAD which was fine with me. However, if you hold most of your Canadian dividend stocks in USD, if you do transfer over to WS, then WS will convert them all to USD. RBC’s fees are high indeed, perhaps you should consider Questrade. Make sure to sign up with my Questrade referral code 826124747428063 or you this link – https://www.questrade.com/?refid=826124747428063
Happy New Year Bob!
Thanks for your continuing efforts with your blog.
I enjoy your gardening and travel writings,(and pictures) as well as your financial advice.
BTW I thought of you yesterday after watching *Didi* on Prime….a coming of age story of a
young boy from a Taiwanese family growing up in the late 80’s in California…fun to see the dynamics with his single Mom and nai nai.
Happ new year to you too Alan. Sounds like I need to check out Didi.
Thank you Bob for your insightful blog.
God bless you
You’re welcome. 🙂
Good morning Bob: Thank you for your persistence in sending out these blogs. It’s not easy to commit to this habit over the last 10 years, doing the research and sharing your thought and actions. This is becoming my Monday morning ritual to open up your blog, a new addiction I guess! Thank you and wish your family a very happy and prosperous New Year. Looking forward towards a day that you change and achieve your goal of $10,000 a month, with sharing of new insights by then. Thank you for all your hard work and persistence. Cheers!
You’re very welcome David. It’s been a fun ride writing on this blog and sharing my thoughts.
Hi Bob,
Thank you for the insights and perspective with your journey and the other experts!
In others words, control the controllables!
Happy New year!
You’re very welcome and thank you for your support.
Thanks for your blog.
Really great information.
You’re very welcome.