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

To: JimisJim who wrote (27941)	9/24/2017 8:29:57 PM
From: Behind Blue Eyes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Jim no problem with *so if your plan ain't broke, don't fix it..*. but I guess I am coming form a dif angle.. (I see roni's plan is good for roni) junior senior.. 61.. but I am looking for my kids.. 18/15.. Younger one has expressed investing interest.. but he has at least 4 yrs university right now .. Older one still finding herself .. I am looking at a combo of growth/yield.. Me ? I can take care of myself :))

To: JimisJim who wrote (27941)	9/25/2017 3:21:06 PM
From: rnsmth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Has not been much wetter than the average rainy season so far. We may have gotten a bit more as Irma and Harvey went by, but not a lot. Our equity portfolio yields 3.5% - and that includes a double weight position in AAPL and 1/2 positions in HRL and AMT. That does not count our four 1/2 positions in CEFs (NIE, TPZ, UTG and ETO), which yield 7.5% overall. About 30% of our portfolio has annual dividend growth of around 10%, which helps balance low growers like T, VZ, SO and others that have higher yields. We'll keep muddling along and will appreciate the pay raises.