Personal Finance With An Income Focus
One thing that becomes astoundingly obvious if you study personal finance with a goal of retiring early, is that there are a vast number of opinions on the definition of retirement. Isn’t the internet great! 🙂 This shouldn’t surprise us too much because, Personal Finance is, well… personal. There are those that wish to retire to an extravagant lifestyle with lots of international travel, fine wines and antiques and those
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Even if gold doesn’t provide cash flow, which is what we normally look for in an investment, there are tens of thousands of people around the world who regularly invest in gold. And, it never hurts to learn more about some strategies behind other types of investments and what moves the gold market. After all, there are gold producers and mining companies that provide dividends to their shareholders.
Read moreAs a follow up to my article on paying off my mortgage, I promised to post which stocks I sold, when I sold them, and what the price was if readers showed any interest in that information. I received a few e-mails requesting those details so, as promised, here is the data: February 29, 2012 Sales: TransCanada Pipeline – $43.02 Sun Life Financial – $$21.70 Proctor and Gamble (USD) – $67.70
Read moreA comment from a reader, Joe, on the recent article outlining why I paid off my mortgage has prompted me to complete this follow up article on what happens next! How Does It Feel? In Joe’s comment, he offered up that I had missed a reason to pay off my mortgage and that is the peace of mind that it offers. While he is correct that it does offer peace
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