April 22, 2026

The Past Week’s Favourite Reads — February 25 – March 3, 2019

Three under-the-radar warm spots for Canadian snowbirds, and one closer to home – Globe and Mail, February 26, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/globe-wealth/article-three-under-the-radar-warm-spots-for-canadian-snowbirds-and-one/
Adam Bisby reports on a subject near and dear to me. Alternative spots to winter in. Friends of mine spend time in Puerto Escondido, one of the spots discussed.

Common Investment Mistakes by Retirees – retire happy.ca, Unknown, 2019
https://retirehappy.ca/investment-mistakes/
Jason Heath addresses a number of areas he thinks retirees may be slipping up in their financial planning. A couple of these points will be of interest to dividend focussed investors.

Fifteen TSX dividend stocks with solid and growing fundamentals – Globe and Mail, February 27, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/investment-ideas/number-cruncher/article-fifteen-tsx-dividend-stocks-with-solid-and-growing-fundamentals/
Ian Tam churns out a list of 15 dividend stocks he considers worthy of scrutiny by investors. It’s all about dividend stocks for me this week. 🙂

Rosenberg: This is my biggest conviction about markets right now (and dividend and bank investors will like it) – Globe and Mail, February 24, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-why-central-banks-still-matter-maybe-more-than-ever/
David Rosenberg’s take on where the markets are headed, and why it potentially means good news for dividend focused investors.

The new retirement challenge: What to do when things go right – Globe and Mail, February 22, 2019
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-avoid-restricting-yourself-in-retirement-by-planning-for-the-good-not/
Ian McGugan examines an interesting scenario for retirees. What happens if no disasters upset your finances along the way, and you end up with more money than you expected to have in retirement? One of those pesky first-world problems.