April 22, 2026

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — October 2 – October 8, 2023

Canadian woman Amanda Denis publishes scathing obituary for late father branding him an ‘abusive, narcissistic’ parent, reveals she was happy stroke left him unable to speak – and thanks ‘karma’ for killing him – DailyMail.com, September 23, 2023
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12571769/canadian-woman-amanda-denis-narcissist-father-obituary.html
From The UK’s Daily Mail. I am sharing this article about a Canadian woman scathing obituary about her father because I knew Facebook would not allow me to properly share the story as it was printed in the Toronto Star. I thought this was such a thought-provoking piece that I should throw it out here in the hopes that it might promote some discussion with family and friends about the writing of obituaries. For we retired folks ours will be coming along soon enough. 🙂 if you would like to read the Toronto Star’s original piece please google search the title “An Ontario woman’s scathing obituary for her dad raises questions: Do we have to be nice to the dead? And what do they owe us?”.urb

Should you use home equity to buy a house for your kids? – MoneySense.ca, October 2, 2023
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/ask-a-planner/use-home-equity-to-buy-a-house-for-your-kids/
Jason Heath examines how interest rates and estate planning might impact parents ability to use their home equity to buy a house.

A tough year for dividend stocks puts lots of big names on sale – Globe and Mail, October 2, 2023
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-a-tough-year-for-dividend-stocks-puts-lots-of-big-names-on-sale/
“A tough year for dividend stocks puts lots of big names on sale” – Today we have been reading the Globe and Mail’s piece by Tim Shufelt “A tough year for dividend stocks puts lots of big names on sale” Facebook is preventing us from posting direct links to articles in Canadian media.The link here works.

Copy my trip: A family trip through Spain with Elsewhere by Lonely Planet – Lonely Planet, September 30 , 2023
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/weeklong-family-trip-spain-itinerary-elsewhere
Melinda Anderson writes about a family trip to three major cities in Spain.

“My Favourite Weekly Reads” are articles I have read throughout the week because they were of interest to me … for good, or for bad reasons. 🙂 Sharing them does not mean that I endorse them, unless I explicitly state that. If concepts contained in the financial articles I share are of interest to you please remember that is always a good idea to ask your financial adviser’s advice when considering making changes to your financial portfolio or changing your spending habits.