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

To: berniel who wrote (30449)	1/18/2019 6:52:01 PM
From: berniel	Respond to of 34328

Another one of these at the market topwould blow up t dividend and principal invested...Just saying abcnews.go.com

To: berniel who wrote (30449)	1/18/2019 8:10:54 PM
From: Kip S	5 Recommendations Recommended By Graustus JimisJim robert b furman santafecb sm1th Respond to of 34328

I am not even sure who is arguing what anymore, but Bernie's chart is quite unambiguous. To wit: In distressed financial market conditions, dividend income is much, much, much more stable than stock prices. I have a hard time believing this is even a point of contention. It is factual. Therefore, someone adhering to a fixed rule on distributions is going to suffer significantly less than someone needing to sell depreciated assets. I believe geoffrey Wren mentioned a point in an earlier post that I want to give a +10 to: It is psychological, but still very important. Collecting dividends and not having to sell in a gut-wrenching down market is not only much less discomforting, it also prevents the biggest bane of individual investor--selling low. I would not argue that dividend investing is necessarily the best choice for all folks under all circumstances. I think quite often, it is not. For generating a reliable income stream, say as in retirement, it has much to commend itself, though.