There are a few reasons to play defense. A retiree or near retiree can benefit from less volatility and a lesser drawdown in a bear market. If your portfolio goes down less than market, and there is a greater underlying yield, that lessens the sequence of returns risk. You have the need to sell fewer […]
Paying an advisor to count your dividends, on the Sunday Reads.
This week, on Investor Clinic in the Globe & Mail a reader asked – Why am I paying an advisor to manage my dividend portfolio? John Heinzl offered a very thoughtful reply and brief analysis. Here’s the situation, a widow has inherited a portfolio – after I received a $3-million inheritance seven years ago, he […]
Our U.S. and Canadian stock portfolio outperforms when it counts.
For U.S. stocks, my wife and I hold 17 Dividend Achievers, plus 3 stock picks. In Canada, I hold the Canadian Wide Moat 7, while my wife holds a Canadian High Dividend ETF – Vanguard’s VDY. There is also a modest position in the TSX 60 – XIU. The U.S. and Canadian stocks both outperform […]
Our U.S. and Canadian stock portfolio, on the Sunday Reads.
In this post I’ll offer up charts on our U.S. stock portfolio and the Canadian stock portfolio. And I’ll put them together so that we can see how they work together. The total portfolio was designed to be retirement-ready. The fact that it beats the market benchmarks is a welcome surprise. At the core of […]
What stocks and ETFs are you buying? On the Sunday Reads.
I’ve posted the above question on Twitter, on Seeking Alpha, in emails and texts. What are you buying? We are having a solid correction in stocks, REITs and bonds. Assets are going on sale. And sure, stocks could go lower. Bond yields could go higher (lowering bond prices). The thing is, no one knows how […]
Living off of the dividends? You gotta sell shares to not sell yourself short.
It is the most popular rallying cry for self-directed investors in Canada and the U.S. – I plan to “live off of the dividends”. Or in retirement – “I am living off of the dividends”. The notion leaves money on the table in the accumulation stage and living off of the dividends leaves a lot […]