Welcome to another monthly dividend update.  I have posted a monthly dividend update report every month since August 2014. If my calculation is correct, this marks the 145th monthly dividend report. I publish these monthly … Read more

Here’s our latest interview with a side hustler! It’s been awhile since we’ve had one, so sit back and enjoy! As you know, I love creating a side hustle as part of a fast-track path to financial independence because it can make a huge difference (see this financial calculator), enough to actually get you to FI in 10 years. If you have a side hustle and would like to be interviewed, shoot me an email and we can talk over specifics. […]

Originally published at The Prudent Plastic Surgeon Physicians have a strange relationship with money. We spend more than a decade … Read more

Vanguard has been a big part of building my net worth, and I’m always watching to see if they are keeping the culture. Barron’s last week ran the article Vanguard Conquered the ETF World. Where It’s Aiming Next, but it’s probably behind a paywall. Well, the three main areas are high-yield cash savings accounts, financial advice, and fixed-income investing. Let’s explore them all a bit. Financial advice. I find this the most interesting area of […]

Listen to the pod Emmanuel Asuquo, the financial adviser known as The Wealth Coach, has advised everyone from Premier League footballers to families on the breadline. His answer to why so many high earners still feel broke has nothing to do with the number on their payslip. Growing up on a council estate in Tower Hamlets, Emmanuel became a financial adviser at 22 and has spent 19 years working across the full wealth spectrum, from […]

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All retirees and near retirees need to run the numbers. They need to create an optimized retirement cash flow plan. A cash flow plan will show you the optimal time to take CPP and OAS, and then how to create income from your RRSP/ RRIF/LIFs, TFSAs, Taxable accounts, pensions and other sources of income. You’ll discover the most durable and tax-efficient approach for your retirement. A successful retirement cash flow plan often ‘finds’ tens to […]

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