Dividend Growth Investor Q&A series – Henry Mah
When we started our financial independence journey over a decade ago, we set a goal of becoming financially independent via dividend income by 2025. Why did I pick the year 2025? Because it was far …
Tawcan is a Canadian personal finance and dividend investing blog that chronicles my quest for financial independence and joyful life.
I started this blog to show it is possible to achieve financial independence as a single-income family with two young kids while living in Vancouver Canada, one of the most expensive cities in the world.
My wife and I started building our dividend portfolio in 2011 after a financial epiphany.
Today, the portfolio generates over $4,500 in dividends per month. Our dream is to become financially independent and live off dividends by 2025.
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When we started our financial independence journey over a decade ago, we set a goal of becoming financially independent via dividend income by 2025. Why did I pick the year 2025? Because it was far …
When you look at the TSX composite, you will notice that the financial and energy sectors make up a large percentage of the index. In fact, the financial sector constitutes over 30% and the energy …
Why is dividend investing an attractive investing strategy? The main attraction, I think, lies in the idea of living off dividends, being tax-efficient, and not touching your principal. By not touching the principal, many investors …
Canadian banks have a long dividend history. All the big five banks – Royal Bank, TD, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, and CIBC have been distributing dividends since the late 1800s. Even during …
Recently a few readers reached out and asked me about bond ETFs. Since most of these readers are close to retirement or are already retired, they are curious about my thoughts on bonds. In particular, …
If you look at our dividend portfolio, you’ll notice that we only hold common shares that pay dividends. A few readers have emailed me and asked why we don’t hold any preferred shares to take …
While I write a lot of articles about dividend growth investing, in reality, we are hybrid investors. We invest in both individual dividend stocks and index ETFs. Generally speaking, I believe most Canadian investors, especially …