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Dividend Growth Vs High Yield Vs Retirement

A little while ago, I wrote an article on the key metrics for a dividend growth investor. This lengthy article was about each metric I personally use to manage my portfolio and create successful portfolio models at Dividend Stocks Rocks. Following on this article, many readers comment

My last week of work… ever?

What if everyday was a vacation day? Today, I am waking with a weird feeling. My alarm went off at 6am as usual. I went for my 5km run and then drank my green juice (yep, I’m that fancy now! hahaha!). Kids just left home for school and I’m leaving too… wait… this is what […]

Four Different Ways to Achieve Financial Independence

Financial independence… this concept has been discussed on so many blogs that I rarely write about it here. I’ve been working on my own crusade to reach financial independence since I entered the workforce back in 2003. I previously dedicated an entire blog to the topic, had some good

Our “Final” Itinerary on a Map!

  The route to financial freedom is just ahead…   View Full Size Travel Map at Travellerspoint   The Trip of my Life The map above is our “final” itinerary for our one year RV trip. I write “final” as fate will decide the exact road we will take. In the meantime,

How Easy is Retirement Planning with Dividend Growth Investing

One of the biggest issues we will face in the upcoming years is one of interest. In fact, we can say that roughly 90% of the population is in the same boat for this issue; we are on our own to plan our retirement. Fully funded pensions are more rare than Pandas in China and […]

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Authors Claire Fuller, V.E. Schwab, and John Scalzi all make their online home on WordPress.com. Check them out!

Retirement, What Retirement?

Wouldn’t be amazing to never retire? For the past 15 years, I’ve worked in the financial industry. For the past 15 years, I’ve been told to prepare for my retirement. I’ve been told the best thing in life is to get a job that provides a good pay check, social benefits and… a fully fun

What Has Been Done After 1 Month of Great Resolutions?

Last week, I read an article about New Year resolutions at DivHut. He provides pretty solid advice to keep your resolutions alive for more than more than two weeks. This is a major problem; we all want to improve our situation. It could be losing weight, finding love, saving money, pa

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