Back in September 2017, I received slightly over $100K as a result of the commuted value of my pension plan. I decided to invest 100% of this money into dividend growth stocks. Each month, I publish my results. I don’t do this to brag; I do this to show you it’s possible to build a portfolio during an all-time high market. The market will crash... eventually. In the meantime, I’d rather cash some juicy dividends! Portfolio holdings Since last month, my portfolio is running full speed as …
I’m Retired, How Do I Withdraw my Money?
Over the past could of weeks, I’ve been writing a lot about investing for retirees. We keep talking about how to build a portfolio for your retirement, but we often forget how to manage it once you get there. It’s like everything is over once you cross the finish line… but’s that just the start of another adventure. And this adventure starts with a simple question: how do I withdraw my investments once I’m retired? I’m obviously not ready to retire, so why would you listen to me? Because I’ve …
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Waiters Are Gonna Wait
Back in September 2017, I started doing webinars about various investing topic. This reminds me of my good old times when I was working with clients. While I can’t and don’t provide buy/sell recommendations or personal financial advice during those sessions, I still enjoy the interaction I have with other investors. As a private banker, I enjoyed doing conferences and “teaching” how the investing world works. Now, I can reach thousands of people instead of a few hundred clients. If you haven’t …
Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio
Last week, I discussed the difference between a retirement portfolio and a retiree’s portfolio. There is a big difference between investing for the future and withdrawing from this investment to live. I put my portfolio on fast forward and took a look at trades I would do to make the switch toward a retire-ready portfolio. I was quite surprised to see how different both portfolios were. The point is that you must think about withdrawing money once you retire. Therefore, you need cash ready to …
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The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part II
In my last article, I discussed the first steps to transform a retirement portfolio into a retiree’s portfolio. Today, I’m going to press fast forward on my current pension account and see what changes I would make if I was going to retire tomorrow. Let’s imagine for a minute that I wake up at the age of 64 and in 364 days I will retire and expect to live another 20. Let’s see what can I do to make my portfolio “retiree lovely”. Let’s start by looking at my current holdings… not retiree …
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The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part I
A few months ago, I’ve received over 100K as the commuted value of my pension plan started working on my retirement portfolio. As the market was trading at an all-time high, I still decided to invest the full proceeds. Keep in mind I’m only 36 and will not be touching this money for a while. A friend of mine asked me if I had invested the money differently if I was about to retire. That’s a very good question. How do you invest your money as a retiree? Do you have to make anything different? Do …
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