Is The Smith Manoeuvre a good idea?

Is The Smith Manoeuvre a good idea

Three years ago I had the opportunity to interview Robinson Smith, son of Fraser Smith, who has been advising thousands of Canadian families on the implementation of The Smith Manoeuvre.  In that particular interview, we …

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1H 2023 dividend portfolio review – Part 3

1H 2023 dividend portfolio review - Part 3

Welcome back to Part 3, and the final part of our 1H 2023 dividend portfolio review. I analyzed 31 out of 49 holdings earlier this month. In case you missed the previous analysis, please take …

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1H 2023 dividend portfolio review – Part 2

1H 2023 dividend portfolio review - Part 2

Last week I reviewed 15 dividend growth stocks out of the 48 that we hold in our dividend portfolio.  Our dividend portfolio generated $24,685.91 in the first half of 2023. This dividend income growth has …

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1H 2023 dividend portfolio review – Part 1

1H 2023 dividend portfolio review Part 1

With the first half of 2023 in the books, I thought it’d be an interesting exercise to review our dividend portfolio. The key focus will be determining what to do with each position – should …

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Learning and Accepting Failures

Learning and Accepting Failures

Failures are unpleasant and unwanted experiences. When you encounter a failure, you may feel hopeless, anxious, have self-doubts, and even depressed. But let’s face it, failures are part of life. We simply can’t go through …

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What to do with a $5 million windfall

What to do with a $5 million windfall

Recently a reader emailed me about a big windfall that he received.  “Hi Bob, I recently received a pretty significant windfall… $5 million! To be honest, I’m not sure what to do. I want to …

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