Deluxe bonds and dividend traps are high-yield stocks. Deluxe bonds can play a useful role in your portfolio, but dividend traps can seriously hurt your retirement. Know the difference between them! After writing at length about the qualities of low-yield, high-growth stocks, and the reasons you should have some, it’s time I offer some insight about high-yield stocks. To be fair, high yield stocks are not all bad investments. Some companies provide a source of high income that is fairly …
Low Yield, High Growth Stocks for your Retirement
Dividend investors, do yourselves a favor, consider low yield, high growth stocks for your retirement. See how focusing on dividend yield alone can cost you a lot. A widely held belief is that we need to build a high-yield portfolio for our retirement, then live off the dividend payments without touching the capital. But is it true? I say no. In fact, I say a high-yield portfolio can hurt your retirement. The case for low yield stocks Let’s start with Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.TO,) a …
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Generate Enough Retirement Income from Your Portfolio
When planning for retirement, you want to be sure you’ll generate enough retirement income from your portfolio. As you retire, you still have plenty of years ahead of you. Let’s make sure you don’t outlive your portfolio, shall we? There are two ways to generate income from your portfolio if you are a dividend investor. Let’s look closely at both. Dividend-only Get your income entirely in dividends received from your investments. If you have $800,000 invested and need $30,000 per year, easy! …
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Tricks Mike Learned from Other Investors [Podcast]
We have welcomed some of the best DGI and FI guests on the show over the last year or so. These interviews have been generous in inspiration and has opened doors to new ways of thinking for Mike. Today is all about mindsets, strategies, and how you can improve yourself by hearing different opinions of ways of investing. Visit the Guests Page for More Details! You'll Learn Our very first guest Tracy Ma from Financial Nirvana Mama. Tracy is passionate about real estate investment and …
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Stock Buy Checklist to Help You Decide
Do you find yourself hesitating when looking to buy stocks, afraid of buying the wrong ones? Use a checklist to help your stock buying decisions. I use one myself to avoid indecision and paralysis by analysis. How a checklist helps buying decisions Using a checklist ensures the stocks you are considering qualify for your portfolio, avoids investor’s bias and discards companies that could hurt your portfolio, and helps to make better decisions faster. Answering the checklist’s closed-ended …
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Lessons Learned from Inflation and High-Interest Rates [Podcast]
After the quick pandemic market crisis, we saw discussions about high inflation and higher interest rates. It has been around us since then. What’s to learn from it? How should investors adapt and manage their portfolios in such an environment? It's not time to change your strategy... nor is it to stick your head in the sand! Work on your Portfolio Now! Download the Recession-Proof Workbook! You'll Learn We are just starting to feel the lagging impact of inflation and higher interest …
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