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Strategies & Market Trends : Dividend investing for retirement -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: chowder who wrote (17705)	12/2/2013 1:13:24 PM
From: Steve Felix	Respond to of 34328

Better than an index. - The almost four years I have been keeping track haven't been the best for dividend investors vs. the market. Years with at least nice dips like '10 and '11 do better. With the almost straight up move of the last two years, I am surprised to be doing as well as I am. End 2011: My IRA $178,517 to $228,536 = +28.0% Nasdaq 2269 to 2605 = +16.4% (includes 1.6% yield for 2010+11 ) Not having to take any cash from my IRA will allow me to track against the market longer. With dividend investing, what goes around comes around is a positive imho. Just don't know when it will be, but I the end I don't think it will matter. "then your Mission Statement should be established to where your decisions support that goal" Peoples need for a mission statement alludes me. If they want one fine, everyone should do what they feel is right for them. If they were mandatory I guess I would go with: The mission statement of my investing is to accumulate wealth and build income long term any way I see fit. In the end I will go with Frank Sinatra, not just in investing, but life in general - I did it my way. Don't claim for it to be the best, but mine.