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The reitrement landscape in Canada. How to create a durable income stream for retirement.| Tawcan
The reitrement landscape in Canada. How to create a durable income stream for retirement.| Tawcan
Since having our financial epiphany in 2011, we have changed how we view our finances and most importantly, how we invest our money. Dividend growth investing| Tawcan
Do the choices you make in life make you a happier person? After nine years of blogging and publishing articles regularly, I have realized that I write| Tawcan
Welcome to our latest monthly dividend income update!| Tawcan
Last week Reader B, a fellow Canadian shared his amazing dividend investing story with us. B and his wife retired in 2004 at age 55 and have been living off| Tawcan
Welcome to another dividend income update. Since the creation of this blog back in 2014, I have been posting monthly dividend income reports to keep ourselves| Tawcan
The 16 dividend payouts added up to $8,287.55 which is a new monthly record for us! It’s pretty neat to start off the year with a monthly dividend income of| Tawcan
Back in June, I mentioned that we switched from TD Direct Investing and Questrade to Wealthsimple to take advantage of the transfer bonus promotion. I also| Tawcan
2023 was another year where many Canadians have been spending more money on their day-to-day expenses. Groceries, gas, dining out, airfare, accommodation,| Tawcan
I maxed out RRSP and TFSA now what? I gone through several scenarios on what to do when one maxed out RRSP and TFSA.| Tawcan
Another year almost in the books means that a new year is almost around the corner and the new TFSA contribution room will be available for all eligible| Tawcan
With that in mind, I thought it’d be interesting to list my five highest conviction positions in our dividend portfolio.| Tawcan
A review all equity ETFs available to Canadians. VEQT vs. XEQT vs. HGRO, which one of these all equity ETFs come out ahead?| Tawcan
Some readers have asked about how we invest our own money and what our portfolio breakdown is like. So I thought it’s time for some explanation on how we| Tawcan
These four dividend hikes increased our forward annual dividend income by $127.96. I was very pleased to see a payout increase of more than 10% from both Visa| Tawcan
VXC vs. XAW, which is the best ex-Canada international index ETF? Find out why you should hold one of these ETFs.| Tawcan
Best Canadian renewable energy stocks, my top 5 picks for this fast growing sector.| Tawcan
Learning from my own investment mistakes. Why it's important to learn from your mistakes and improve as an investor.| Tawcan
This is the Excel spreadsheet that I created to calculate when you can achieve early retirement or financial independence| Tawcan
Why it's time to put an end to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). FIRE RIP.| Tawcan
Dividend reinvestment plan is powerful because it utilizes the power of compound interest. Reasons behind utilizing DRIP strategy in dividend portfolio.| Tawcan
What happens to Canadian income tax return when you are financially independent retired early and living off your investment income only? (i.e. dividend income)| Tawcan
Should I invest in high yield covered call ETFs to increase my dividend income?| Tawcan
So what are some best ETFs in Canada to hold for the long term? I’ve decided to go through different categories of low-cost ETFs and come up with a list.| Tawcan
As many of you know, we deploy a hybrid investing strategy where we invest in both dividend paying stocks and index ETFs. This strategy provides us with a| Tawcan
Are there ETFs you should be avoiding? Find out which ETFs are not good to invest in.| Tawcan
By Bob Lai, Tawcan Special to Financial Independence Hub As an engineer by education & training and an analytical person, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to readers that I ponder a lot. I like to think about something carefully before deciding or reaching a conclusion. Although this approach may not work in all situations, […]| Financial Independence Hub
What are dividends? With other DGI investors, we picked out the best US dividend stocks.| Tawcan
What are some of the best Canadian utility stocks? Why you should definitely invest in the Canadian utility sector.| Tawcan
What are some best Canadian monthly dividend stocks? Here are my top 10, including Pembina, SmartCentre REIT, and Savaria Corp.| Tawcan
Should I invest in high-yield dividend stocks? This is usually one of the first questions from someone who has just started their dividend investing journey.| Tawcan
Wow, it’s hard to believe that I have been blogging for 10 years. The very first blog post was published on July 20, 2014. Although I had created a few| Tawcan
Does it make sense to invest US dividend stocks in TFSA? Well, I think there are so many different factors to consider, it’s really difficult to have a firm| Tawcan
The interesting idea is simple: Should we go all in on QQQ with our RRSPs?| Tawcan
Although we can be financially independent if we choose to, we decided to postpone FI by building up our dividend portfolio so we can one day live off| Tawcan
Both Mrs. T and I had a frugal uprising and learned to always spend less than we earned but we didn’t focus on our finances until our financial epiphany in| Tawcan
It’s a new month and that means it’s time for another monthly dividend income update.| Tawcan
Many readers will recall that Mrs. T and I are aiming to become financially independent via dividend income by 2025. The goal is to have our dividend| Tawcan
Back in December, I shared Canadian dividend stocks we’d like to purchase for 2024 TFSA. Since then, we have made our purchases and added more dividends| Tawcan
Last year was the 5th year I set goals and resolutions at the beginning of the year and provided quarterly updates here on this blog. Out of the 13 goals and| Tawcan
In the last year or so, I have received many emails from readers asking if we are investing in GICs. With the interest rates at the highest level in the last| Tawcan
A list of top Canadian dividend ETFs available in the market and reasons behind why we don't hold them as part of our dividend portfolio.| Tawcan
I decided to include a couple more names in my top five Canadian dividend stocks to hold forever list. For Option 5, TD, Royal Bank, and Fortis remain on the| Tawcan
Looking for best Canadian dividend stocks to purchase? Here are our top 10 best Canadian dividend stocks and reasons behind the selection.| Tawcan
