All right, I must warn you; this is a little bit of a weird post. I’ve been thinking about this scenario for about two months now. Maybe it’s the sun beating on my head too hard, or maybe it’s just a funny thought that will evaporate into thin air in a few weeks. Or… maybe I’m really tired about this whole crazy lifestyle where you have to run from 5am in the morning till 10pm and hope to have a good weekend to recharge for the next week. Anyhow, I wanted to have your …
Do You Need a Million Bucks to Retire?
This article idea came to mind after discussing with one of my readers. His questions looked like this: “I’ve heard I need about a million dollars to generate a $40,000 income at retirement” There are lots of rules of thumb surrounding retirement. You need to generate 70% of your job income at retirement. You should consider a 4% withdraw rate. You should invest differently (safer investments) now that you are retired. You should always save at least 10% of …
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A Quest for Income at Retirement – Can you Make it Alive?
If you are a reader of this blog, you are certainly an investor. I often communicate with my readers through my mailing list and I realize that we are all looking for the same things: #1 We want to invest savings and make money #2 We seek dividend payouts since it’s a great way to generate a stable income #3 We are looking for high quality information – not the bogus trading tip of the day #4 We are concerned about retirement – looking to build and manage our nest …
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You Are Thinking About Retiring? You Must Read This Article
Throughout many conversations I have had with some of you following my recent newsletter offering, I thought I would address a very interesting point that came from one of your main concerns. In that newsletter, I was discussing various investing issues and asking my readers what their main concern was. I asked you this question because I am finishing the final lines of my 2nd dividend eBook and wanted to make sure I’ve covered everything. One of the recurring issues was …
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The Ultimate Bulletproof Investing Technique When The Market Goes Bust
PSSST!!! don't forget to subscribe to my iPad giveway! (you have until November 30th!) Last week, Michel, a regular reader and commenter, asked in my post about Volatility Vs Risk, how to manage his portfolio at retirement. As a financial planner myself (note; this post is no different than others, I’m not giving financial advice on this blog), I see this situation almost on a weekly basis: Retired or about to retire couples with a considerable nest egg that want to know what to do …
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How To Build A Solid Dividend Retirement Portfolio
I guess it’s normal as I am still relatively young (29), but usually talk about dividend growth portfolios and rarely about building a retirement portfolio. What is the difference between a dividend growth portfolio and a retirement dividend portfolio? It could summarized in 2 statements: Portfolio Value Stability Income Stability From my experience in the financial industry, I have noticed that most retirees or people about to retire are interested in 2 things when it comes …
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