How the Dividend Income of Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Did During the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
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How the Dividend Income of Canadian Dividend Growth Stocks Did During the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis

57%* of dividend-paying firms across the world either cut (43%*) or eliminated their dividend (14%*) during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 and “the year after 2008’s global market decline, aggregate dividends fell by 20%.”* *Source: “Global Dividend-Paying Stocks: A Recent History,” A March 2013 DFA study covering 23 developed markets. Pretty scary stuff if you…

Retiree Interview #3: Ana the Retired Executive – “I had about $2MM invested with a ‘high net-worth investment firm’ and the future looked rosy.  That was in 2007, just before the market crash.”
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Retiree Interview #3: Ana the Retired Executive – “I had about $2MM invested with a ‘high net-worth investment firm’ and the future looked rosy. That was in 2007, just before the market crash.”

This is the third in a series of interviews with retirees from all walks of life. The goal of the series is to hear from a broad range of retirees about their mistakes and successes to help better prepare mentally and financially for retirement. “It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn…

Retiree Interview #2: Doug the Retired Government Research Scientist – “Life expectancy of retirees was reduced by a year for every year retirement was delayed after age 55”
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Retiree Interview #2: Doug the Retired Government Research Scientist – “Life expectancy of retirees was reduced by a year for every year retirement was delayed after age 55”

This is the second in a series of interviews with retirees from all walks of life. The goal of the series is to hear from a broad range of retirees about their mistakes and successes to help better prepare mentally and financially for retirement. “It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn…

Retiree Interview #1: Angela the Retired Flight Attendant – “I have to say, my childhood shaped me for my adult life…”
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Retiree Interview #1: Angela the Retired Flight Attendant – “I have to say, my childhood shaped me for my adult life…”

This is the first in what I hope to be a series of interviews with retirees from all walks of life. The goal of the series is to hear from a broad range of retirees to help better prepare mentally and financially for retirement. You can see from this survey of pre-retiree Ontarians aged 45+…

My Goals

My Goals

I’ve been reading a lot of blogs about 2015 goals. Most of the blogs I read are personal finance goals, so their goals are usually financial. Goals like contribute an extra $100 per month to the mortgage, pay off all my debt, earn $5,000 in dividend income, etc. I think financial goals are important, but…

How To Combat Inflation With Dividend Growth And Protect Your Purchasing Power
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How To Combat Inflation With Dividend Growth And Protect Your Purchasing Power

As you know from my past few posts I’ve been reading Lowell Miller’s The Single Best Investment: Creating Wealth with Dividend Growth. One thing that surprised me a bit was his comments about inflation. The author pointed out that the 60 year average inflation rate in the United States is 4.1%. The book was written 8…

My Retirement Goals

My Retirement Goals

sandcastlematt / Beach Photos / CC BY-NC Part of a successful life involves setting goals. It’s my plan to use this blog as a way of tracking and achieving my investing and early retirement goals. Setting goals for yourself can be a difficult thing, but I find it’s best to start with the big picture…