|  | |  |  | Re: YOUNG FOLK PORTFOLIO ... UPDATED 11/23/23 
 This portfolio, formally known as Project $3 Million went public at the end of 2009 with $42,205.
 
 Portfolio Objective: $3 Million
 Income Objective: $120k/year
 Time To Retirement: 40 years
 $500/mo. contribution.
 
 Has been raised to $600 monthly beginning in 2022.
 
 This portfolio has now finished its 13th year and here are the latest numbers:
 
 The portfolio value needs to grow at an 8.25% CAGR.
 It has grown at a 16.83% CAGR.
 
 The dividend cash flows need to grow at a 13.8% CAGR.
 It has grown at a 21.07% CAGR.
 
 So after 13 years, the portfolio is ahead of schedule in meeting these objectives.
 
 Portfolio Value: $326,404 -- (an $8,000 withdrawal was made in January)
 Annual Income: $5,235
 Portfolio Yield: 1.60%
 Dividend Growth 5 years: 9.4%
 Holdings: 26
 
 Dividend Safety:
 90% is likely safe
 10% is unrated (SMH and SPY)
 
 SMH is a semiconductor ETF.
 SPY is an S&P 500 Index ETF.
 
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 PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN ... Taxable Account
 
 Comp ... % Gain/Loss .. Position Size ... Annual Income
 
 ADP ...... +226.4% ... $12,314 ... $298
 MCD ..... +174.6% ... $13,321 ... $315
 LMT ...... +122.8% ... $14,514 ... $406
 DE ........ +120.9% ... $11,475 ... $167
 LLY ....... +90.8% ..... $10,765 ... $81
 
 MA ....... +81.7% ..... $12,245 ... $68
 COST .. +65.2% ..... $10,972 ... $75
 PEP ..... +56.8% ..... $11,902 ... $355
 HD ....... +43.0% ..... $12,735 ... $344
 SO ....... +39.5% ..... $12,041 ... $484
 
 CAT ..... +39.3% ..... $9,302 .... $196
 ABT ..... +36.6% .... $11,934 ... $237
 PH ....... +34.4% .... $9,576 .... $131
 DHI ...... +34.2% ... $11,838 ... $111
 CTAS ... +28.4% ... $10,056 ... $97
 
 SMH .... +25.2% ... $23,650 ... $175
 NSC .... +22.2% ... $10,268 ... $259
 SYY ..... +21.7% ... $10,451 ... $290
 NVDA .. +15.3% ... $13,706 ... $4
 MSFT .. +14.7% ... $14,586 ... $115
 
 SPGI ... +9.9% .... $8,816 ..... $76
 ACN .... +6.8% .... $13,365 ... $207
 SHW ... +6.4% .... $8,632 ..... $76
 AAPL .. +5.0% .... $13,250 ... $66
 APD .... +2.5% .... $8,581 ..... $219
 
 SPY .... +2.2% .... $26,111 ... $373
 
 All holdings are now in the green. ... The portfolio is down to 26 holdings and in January I will be selling NSC and SYY, bringing the number of holdings down to  24. The proceeds from those two sales will go into SPY at that time.
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