Dividend Stocks – Part 2: Dividend Stocks vs. Total Return Investing  

June 28, 2023

Building a concentrated position in dividend stocks may appeal to some investors as a way to withdraw income from their investment portfolio. In Part 1 of a two-part series, we explored how dividend stocks really work, and why stocking up on them is not our preferred technique for creating a dependable cash flow in retirement. In this Part 2, we cover why we instead prefer a total return approach to building wealth and generating efficient cash flow as needed.

Categories: Article, Dividend stocks, Evidence-based investing, Fixed income, General audience, Retirement planning

Dividend Stocks – Part 1: How Dividend Stocks Work  

June 28, 2023

Building a concentrated position in dividend stocks may appeal to some investors as a way to withdraw income from their investment portfolio. In this Part 1 of a two-part series, we explore how dividend stocks really work, and why stocking up on them is not our preferred technique for creating a dependable cash flow in retirement. In Part 2, we'll cover why we instead prefer a total return approach to building wealth and generating efficient cash flow as needed.

Categories: Article, Dividend stocks, Evidence-based investing, Fixed income, General audience, Retirement planning