Resources
Books, tools, and channels I personally use and recommend for dividend investing and retirement planning.
📚 Books
The Intelligent Investor
Benjamin Graham
A comprehensive starting point for any investor serious about learning the fundamentals.
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The Wealthy Barber
David Chilton
The perfect entry-level book for changing your habits and perspective on how you manage your money and priorities in life.
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The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
A deeper dive into human behavior and why doing well with money isn't just about how smart you are — it's really about your mental state.
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Think and Grow Rich
Napoleon Hill
A classic on the mindset side of building wealth — less about tactics and more about the discipline, focus, and belief systems that separate people who actually follow through from people who don't.
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🎧 Podcasts
Angry Mortgage Podcast
@angrymortgage
Blunt, unfiltered takes on the Canadian mortgage and real estate market. Fair warning: colorful language, but genuinely sharp insight if you can look past the delivery.
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📺 YouTube Channels
Blueprint Financial
@Blueprint.Financial
Canadian-focused deep dives into retirement, taxes, and investing, from a CFP who also writes for CTV News. Great for the more complex questions like cross-border moves and estate planning.
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Well Built Wealth
@wellbuiltwealth
Clear, no-fluff retirement and financial planning content for Canadians. Good if you want the 'what does retiring with $X actually look like' kind of breakdowns.
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Paycheck To Portfolio
@Paycheck2Portfolio
Practical, step-by-step content on turning a regular paycheck into dividend income and monthly cash flow. A good look at the 'how' behind building income streams.
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🔧 Tools & Sites
FIRECalc
A well-respected retirement withdrawal simulator using historical market data — worth using alongside DivSight's own projections for a second perspective.
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Mortgage Calculator
calculator.net
A straightforward, no-frills mortgage calculator — handles amortization, extra payments, and different term scenarios cleanly.
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📰 Blogs
Greater Fool
Garth Turner
Garth Turner's long-running blog on Canadian real estate, economics, and personal finance — sharp, opinionated, and useful context for anyone paying attention to the Canadian market.
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Seeking Alpha — Dividend Strategy
A steady stream of dividend-focused analysis and strategy pieces from a wide range of contributors — useful for seeing different takes on dividend investing beyond just one voice.
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