Advice from a for profit website vs DIY

Advice from a for profit website vs DIY

I check out the MSN Feed news every day.  The main box has a mix of paid advertising and biased news clips.  Some of the adverts are sponsored by companies paid to promote company stocks.  Usually, one or more panels are from a FOR PROFIT stock advisor company.  The...
Notes on Dividend Paying Stocks

Notes on Dividend Paying Stocks

Over the last couple of weeks, several people have talked to me about dividend-paying stocks. Even my daughter, who doesn’t do any stock investing.  She saw a couple of reels on Instagram about this topic.  She sent me a text saying I should be investing in...
Getting to Financial Independence

Getting to Financial Independence

My students will tell you that my mantra in life is to “Think simple”. It was something one of my college professors always said, with a heavy French Canadian accent.  He was one of the best teachers I ever had, and was an inspiration for me as a teacher. I have come...
Do I have to work till I die??

Do I have to work till I die??

I really got interested in finances when I was about 45 years old.  I realized that there were not that many “Earning years” ahead of me.  So, I looked at my financial situation with a view to retiring.  It was not a pretty site.  $50,000.00 in your RRSP is just not...
Change of topic

Change of topic

I get bored quick so today is a change of topic.  Tomorrow I will publish the Bottom Feeder Picks for Thursday and Friday.  Today I want to talk about the miss use of the word FREE and some other words of finance.  According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the...