I started serious Investing Journey in Jan 2000 to create wealth through long-term investing and short-term trading; but as from April 2013 my Journey in Investing has changed to create Retirement Income for Life till 85 years old in 2041 for two persons over market cycles of Bull and Bear.

Since 2017 after retiring from full-time job as employee; I am moving towards Investing Nirvana - Freehold Investment Income for Life investing strategy where 100% of investment income from portfolio investment is cashed out to support household expenses i.e. not a single cent of re-investing!

It is 57% (2017 to Aug 2022) to the Land of Investing Nirvana - Freehold Income for Life!


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Saturday 10 July 2010

That Dividend Myth

From the book "Your First $1,000,000. Making It In Stocks" by Dr Michael Leong

Dividends give one a false sense of security, as we often associate dividends with guaranteed returns year after year. If I put money in the bank, I willl get interest on the capital and this is almost guaranteed (so long as the bank doesn't go bust, which is a rarity). My original capital will not grow but I am assured of a constant yearly payout.

One should not look at stocks as dividend plays because one's capital is never guaranteed. It could go up as well as down, and against the quantum by which it could move, the dividend payouts would pale in comparsion.

Investing in stocks is risky. We should not think otherwise by using dividend yields to make ourselves feel better.

If you invest in stocks, you are primarily looking for capital appreciation. If there are good dividend yields, this is just sweetener. You should not use sweeteners as the reason to invest in stocks because all stocks go up as well as down.

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Unlike most dividend yield players using their capital I use a basket of pillow stocks to collect dividends so there is no hard earning money at risks at all.

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