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There are about half as many stocks trading in the U.S. today as there were in 1996 — 4,010 vs. 8,090. Fewer public companies means less of the economy is available to everyday investors. Passive index investing has become less diversified AND more concentrated, as the largest 10 companies (Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, etc.) now...
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I recorded a new YouTube video this week about the various benefits of a simplified retirement portfolio and how to get there (I’ll share when it’s live). Most of us — myself certainly included — have a portfolio that is more complex than we want it to be or that it should be. Complexity does...
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I recently had lunch with a former coworker. He was on the interview team that hired me years ago, and my direct manager on the very last day of my corporate consulting career. Our conversation provided an opportunity for me to explain in more detail why I left. Ultimately, it was a data-driven decision. I...
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For almost three decades, I built an income-producing portfolio of dividend stocks and ETFs to support my targeted early retirement. The idea was that it would fund my lifestyle approaching retirement age, before I could fully tap my IRAs and 401(k)s. Since I’m no longer pursuing an early retirement, the dividend stock portfolio has become...
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When I’ve written about dividends over the years, it’s been about cash payouts from stocks, funds, and alternative investments. But dividends can be more than just money hitting your brokerage account. Years of saving, investing, and running a business now pay a different kind of return: Lifestyle dividends — the freedom, flexibility, and opportunities that...
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