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🎙️ Episode #499 – This rental looked like a disaster almost immediately. Seven years later, Eric’s original $33K investment had grown to roughly $160K. Here’s… The post The Rental That Turned $33K Into $160K Despite an Eviction appeared first on Coach Carson.
In this week’s stock market outlook, Joel Wenger examines the current market trend, price performance, and headline risks.
The Vanguard High Dividend ETF (ticker VDY.TO) has accelerated its outperformance over the TSX Composite (XIC.TO). In 2026 VDY has more than doubled up on the returns of the TSX at 26.2% vs 10.1%. VDY is concentrated in Canadian financials. Energy then chips in, in a meaningful way. From 2021, financials and energy have greatly outperformed. That has lifted the Canadian stock market, but more so the Canadian high dividend ETFs such as VDY.TO, iShares […]
WiseStacker Bitcoin Self Custody Explained: Everything Beginners Need to Know in 2026 Bitcoin gives you the ability to own digital money without relying on a bank, but true ownership comes with responsibility. If you leave your Bitcoin on an exchange, the company not you ultimately controls the private keys that authorize transactions. Bitcoin self-custody changes that by putting you in complete control of your funds. This guide explains what self-custody is, how it works, its […]
A restaurant can be packed every night and still struggle financially. Knowing how much revenue comes through the door tells you something, but not nearly enough. You also need to know what it costs to operate and what obligations must be paid. Retirement portfolios deserve the same treatment. An account balance, or the age of the person who owns it, provides useful information, but neither tells us whether the resources are sufficient for the job […]
I got an email yesterday, and I suspect all of you who use Vanguard received the same.  It’s rare for me to write within one day of something happening, but this one is worth it. I started this article within 1 hour of clicking the button in that email. You all need to be aware of that email, even if you use someone other than Vanguard. If you’re with a different firm, read this article, […]
Hey everyone, welcome to another monthly dividend income update. A quick reminder for long-time and new readers: we share these monthly dividend income updates to share the progress on our financial independence journey. Our goal … Read more
🎙️ Episode #498 – Everyone says real estate isn’t worth it anymore. Here’s why experienced investors are still buying, and why they’re more optimistic than… The post Everyone Says Real Estate Isn’t Worth It. We Disagree. appeared first on Coach Carson.
In this week’s stock market outlook, Joel Wenger examines the current market trend, price performance, and headline risks.
A successful restaurant rarely opens its doors on the first day with every table filled and every reservation booked for the next six months. Even the best restaurants spend years refining their menu, building a reputation, and proving they deserve a loyal customer base. Investors, however, often expect newly public companies to justify valuations that already assume future success. It helps illustrate why initial public offerings, or IPOs, have fascinated investors for decades. They offer an opportunity […]
ELI5: What the Heck is BIP-110? Imagine Bitcoin is a giant shared notebook that everyone uses to write down things like: “I paid you 0.05 Bitcoin.” For years, people mostly just wrote payment notes. Then in 2022–2023 some clever folks figured out how to paste huge pictures, memes, NFT art, and random junk directly into the notebook (this is Ordinals, inscriptions, BRC-20 tokens, Runes, etc.). The notebook got bloated. Fees went crazy for normal payments. […]
                              The month of June 2026 is another month of dividend income landing in my accounts. Due to becoming debt free, I changed my pay myself model. Starting the beginning of August 2021, I am paying myself 30%, just like before. This will now consist of […]
Every month since 2017, I have written an article that shows the growth of our passive income. In the last few years, I’ve included a monthly update on the year’s goals. I had gotten later and later with these goals until the May one, when I just skipped it altogether. At the start of the month, I was finishing up taxes and preparing for travel. The travel was 11 days, and by the time I […]