I believe that living off dividends in retirement is a more sustainable way that selling off portions of your portfolio. I highlight several quality companies which I believe to be good values today, and which have good prospects for long term growth.
2) Should I buy more high yielding stocks in order to retire early?
In this article, I am debating whether it makes sense to focus more on higher yielding companies, in order to retire early. I share why I am building my portfolio the way I am today, and also discuss how I evaluate risk in dividend investing.
I discuss the lessons I learned from the Financial Crisis of 2007 - 2009. As a result of those lessons, I believe that my dividend portfolio is in much better position to withstand the next calamity on the horizon.
In this article, I compare dollar cost averaging to lump sum investing. The results from the data I used are really telling, and supporting something I have done with my money over the past seven years. Check the article to find out which method is favored by my analysis of the data.
Investors cannot expect to construct unrealistic portfolios while having only their own goals and objectives in mind. Instead, investors need to realistically focus on what the market offers right now, and make the best out of it. Imposing your will on market will likely lead to disappointment down the road.
Warren Buffett is the best investor in the world. In May, tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders went to hear him talk about business. The notes from the meeting are available from that link above.
Jason from Dividend Mantra discusses the steps he would take to become financially independent, if he were starting all over again. This article is helpful for those who are about to begin their journey to financial independence, as well as those who are already on their way of achieving their goals.
Dividends4life has been publicly tracking his dividend income every month since 2007. He has some pretty high goals for annual dividend income by 2027. He is crushing it currently with his dividend income, which is due to the fact that he saves money consistently, follows a disciplined approach to investing and monitors his positions in the process.
Blogger Dan Mac reached out to 22 authors of dividend investing sites, and asked them for their best advice for beginner investors. I was included in this poll as well, but I am including this article because I really believe it could add value for those of you who are just starting out.
Dividend Ninja shares four metrics that he finds to be helpful in evaluating dividend paying stocks. Those include dividend yield, dividend payout ratio, debt to equity and profit margin.