Index ETF investing, the other pillar of investing strategy that we deploy. Index ETF investing essentially tracks the different market indices. When market goes up, index ETFs go up; when market goes up, index ETFs go up. A simple and straightforward investing strategy.
Before I started blogging, I used to read many different personal finance and investing blogs. Over the years, some of these blogs have disappeared or changed ownership. One blog that is still around that I …
I have followed Mark Seed’s blog, My Own Advisor, for many years. The two of us happen to share very similar investing philosophies. Therefore, it’s not a surprise that Mark and I often discuss investing, …
Welcome to another month of dividend income update. It’s hard to believe that Q3 is already in the books and we are in the last quarter of 2025. Where did the time go? For those …
As I write this on Oct 12, we just experienced the “worst day” of the stock market since April. The S&P dropped by 2.7%, the NASDAQ dropped by 3.56%, and the TSX dropped by 1.38%. …
Earlier this year, I wrote about stepping away from full-time work at the end of 2026 or early 2027. The idea is to either retire early and focus on my hobbies and passions, or transition …
Hello everyone, welcome to another month of dividend income update. We have been doing these monthly dividend income updates since the birth of this blog. We do these updates to chronicle our financial independence journey. …
The financial independence retire early (FIRE) community is a very supportive and tight-knit one. Because the community is made up of folks who have different backgrounds and different ages, it’s very diverse (not just a …