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Part IV: How to Build a Retirement Portfolio

Retirement

In part III of my retirement guide, I looked at various options to generate a retirement income. I think that one of the most successful ways is to build your own pension plan through a dividend portfolio. The reason why you should do it is quite obvious;  anyone with a bit of discipline can achieve a substantial dividend portfolio at retirement. You need the discipline to save and to stick to your investment strategy until the end. With these skills in hand, you can pretty much become a …

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Part III: Who Will Pay For Your Retirement?

Retirement

In the second part of this retirement guide, I wrote about the million-dollar mark. Is it necessary to be a millionaire to retire? The answer is yes and no. In fact, it all depends on how our retirement income will be structured. If you rely 100% from your portfolio, chances are that you may need about a million dollar. However, if you have been able to create other sources of income over time, then, the iconic milestone is not a requirement anymore. Let’s explore your retirement options to show …

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Part II: Do I Need a Million Dollars to Retire?

Retirement

Do I need a million dollars to retire? I bet you’ll need more than that! In my previous article, I discussed how the concept of retirement has evolved over time. I ended my article with the small combination of factors that will influence how you will live the rest of your life. There are many myths about the magical number you’ll need to attain before you can claim to the world you can retire in peace. One of the most common is reaching the symbolic million-dollar mark to retire. Do you …

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A Friendly Guide to Retirement Part 1: What is Retirement Anyways?

Retirement

During the upcoming weeks, I’ll publish articles as part of a series about retirement planning. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions about this topic. The most common reason to start investing is to build a nest egg for our retirement days. Believe it or not, the concept of retirement is relatively new. In fact, before the 1900s, I’m pretty sure retirement wasn’t even a word. Back then, as many people started working and living longer, the idea of having a few years to …

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The Perfect Portfolio of Assets for Financial Independence

Asset Allocation, Personal Update, Retirement

Since June of 2016, I’ve been on the road experiencing the most amazing feeling life can offer us: absolute freedom. For a complete year, I had the opportunity to live like a millionaire. Not in a sense that I was living a life filled by luxury (far from it, hahaha!), but in a sense that I was doing everything I wanted whenever I wanted. This gave me a taste of what Financial Independence look like. I also decided I want more of it! To be honest, I wish I would never come back to my previous …

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My 2016 Dividend Growth Report – Or How a Low Yield Portfolio is a Good Thing

Dividend Growth, Personal Update, Retirement

As is the case each year, I make a few transactions in my portfolio. As you may already know, I do very little tracking of my investing performance throughout the year. I’ve already discussed why I see little interest in reporting my dividend income and I prefer to measure my performance against the stock market in general or dividend focused ETFs such as VIG and XDV. However, I still look at my portfolio recap provided by my broker at the end of each year. Surprisingly, I found that my …

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