Since returning  from our year-long trip across Central and North America, my wife and I have cut down on our TV time. We cut the cable and rely only on Netflix for the few hours we spend per week watching TV. We would rather do other things during our evenings like playing Scrabbl

I remembered the first year when I started investing. I thought everything was possible. When I invested my first $3,000, it was to purchase shares of Power Corporation (POW.TO). I naively thought this was the first step toward being millionaire. I imagined watching my stock grows

Summary #1 In 2017, we read many millionaire Bitcoin stories. #2 Cryptocurrencies are not just the flavor of the month anymore. They now part of the financial world. #3 Ways to trade cryptocurrencies are now entering classic stock markets. In order to fully benefit from the upcomin

If you read my blog, that’s because you are already serious about investing. You have a solid knowledge of the financial markets and you appreciate my input. But you may be struggling finding value in this overpriced market. You might even think the stock market is going to crash i

I hope you had a great time with your friends and family and that you took some time off to enjoy the spirits of the Holidays. After spending one year on the road and celebrating Xmas on a beach, it was fun to jump in a snowball fight with my three kids this year! I […]

Sometimes it will be too late, but better be late than sorry… Last week, I experienced another premiere as a financial author; I got my first live interview on a Cheddar TV, a live streaming financial news  network. All I can say is wow… this moves fast! I recently started to do li

On Tuesday, I explained how I intend to grow a 192K portfolio into 1 million before I retire. After over a decade spent in working, researching and investing in the stock market, I feel well confident that I can make it happen. A fellow blogger, Dividend Geek, pointed out a very in

Summary #1 At the age of 36, I have $192,430 invested for my retirement. #2 I plan to reach the iconic million dollar value by the age of 59. #3 This article is not about more raw calculation numbers, you can do that. #4 This article is about how I will manage my assets to […

I like to describe myself as a man of many passions. In fact, I rarely do something if I’m not passionate about it. My passions include (but are not limited to!) investing and cooking. I just love my Fridays and Saturdays when I have the time to cook a good meal and accompany it wi

Note this is a guest post from Dan at Stocktrades.ca. Dan is an active Canadian dividend growth investor with whom I share many investing similarities. Hope you enjoy! -Mike Dividend investing isn’t exactly the risky business that growth investing is. That being said, a lot o