As an independent engineering consultant, I was responsible for saving and investing for my retirement. Initially, like most folks, I retained an experienced money manager to look after my investments. However, after several years, I became dissatisfied with the mediocre investment returns he was achieving and thought I could do better investing on my own. At that time I had no formal education in finance or investing and had never worked in the financial industry. However, I enjoyed reading about investing and since then have read over 250 books on the subject.

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Initially, I tried several different investing strategies, as recommended by various financial experts and advisors, however my results were unpredictable and always disappointing. In 2010 I began following a dividend investing strategy, similar to that suggested by Daniel Peris and other successful money managers. This strategy involved investing in a small number of companies that had a history of paying their shareholders a significant and growing dividend. The stategy proved to be very successful such that my investments currently generate an annual dividend income that exceeds my annual cost of living, making me financially independent.

 

I was so gratified with the simplicity and success of the dividend investing strategy, that I decided to create this website so any Canadian citizen who is interested in taking control of their investments, could implement the strategy, with our without the assistance of a financial advisor. ​

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