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Pocket Change Portfolio Update: September 2009

You really shouldn't consider income from your online endeavors as part of your portfolio (at least not yet). The online portfolio would only be an asset if it didn't require constant work from you. Otherwise it is a job that generates income - not an income generating asset (like your stocks and bonds).

(Yes, I'm being nit-picky, but this is fresh in my mind since I finally got around to reading "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and the author drills income/expense/asset/l... into your head)

Taxes: How to Maximize Dividend Stock Earnings

Minor caveat: you are consistent in the article with mentioning this is the case for a Roth, but you might want to put it on the chart since with a Traditional you would pay income tax on the withdrawals whether it came from cap gains or dividends.