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Investment update: 2013

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Brian / August 5th, 2013 / 11 Comments

It’s been awhile since we provided an update on our investment plans but you can check out our 2011 investment update as a reference from where we’ve come from! Since then, we’ve added another property to our real estate portfolio and are in the process of moving all our RRSP and TFSA investments to an online brokerage. we continue to be successful landlords and are working towards...

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Opting into my employee stock plan

CF / July 24th, 2013 / 17 Comments

Readers might remember that back in February, I decided not to sign up for my employer’s stock purchase plan. Well, I have another chance to sign up because the next intake has just begun! Photo Credit: diane10981 via Flickr My company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers the following: contributions of between 2 and 10% of your annual salary 15% discount on the market price...

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Should I purchase Encana for my TFSA?

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CF / May 22nd, 2013 / 19 Comments

Last week, I bought another 20 shares of BMO stock, bringing my total to 60 shares in my TFSA. I was quite pleased that I was able to snag a handful of shares when the priced took a mini dip to $61. Everything has seemed so high lately – great for value but not so great if you’re in the market to buy. I need another 40 or so shares before I can starting DRIPing it. I already have...

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6 Month Student Loan Update

CF / April 17th, 2013 / 23 Comments

It’s been about 6 months since I’ve started paying back my student loans (… for the second time…) and I wanted to do a bit of a recap. When I posted my student loan repayment plan a few months ago, I ambitiously posted a scenario that would see me pay off my student loan in about 2.5 years. With a $27,000 loan, that’s over $9000 a year. Yikes! Photo Credit: Dave...

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