Dividend Growth - A Very Useful Distraction? [View article]
sswitzky,
Yes, the tax bill combined with transaction costs will eat up capital, and potential income loss may further be compounded if the market's down when you want/need to do the switch: stocks don't all neatly move in concert.
I believe Cranky's downplaying the risks in making such a radical portfolio switch upon retirement.
Why Reinhart And Rogoff Aren't The Real Villains: Scoring Last Week's Internet Debate [View article]
EK,
We've been spending money on wars since 2003,, yet the economy still tanked in 2007 and still limps along despite ZIRP and trillion dollar deficits. What worked after WW2 isn't working anymore, we no longer own the world's manufacturing base and don't have a captive audience for our products.
Dividend Growth - A Very Useful Distraction? [View article]
Yes, the tax bill combined with transaction costs will eat up capital, and potential income loss may further be compounded if the market's down when you want/need to do the switch: stocks don't all neatly move in concert.
I believe Cranky's downplaying the risks in making such a radical portfolio switch upon retirement.
Don't Get Suckered By This Popular High-Yield Investment [View article]
If I Could Buy Just One Stock, It Would Be This One [View article]
Buffett takes so little in CEO compensation to avoid paying more in marginal tax rates than his secretary..
How Investing For The Long Term Helps Reduce Market Risk [View article]
Tell your wife Giorgio is a great name.
4 Places To Find The Dividend Machines [View article]
I owned banks and brokerages and a lot of other stuff in 2008 and did just fine, probably a lot better than the profs of MPT.
Why Just About Everything Most Investors Do Is Wrong [View article]
Interesting comments in this thread. As you told Whitehead, your investment technique is an open book available to all who care to look.
But... some people will always play the longshots trying for the grand slam. That's how casinos make their money.
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [View article]
If only "civilized" governments were half as noble as you imply...
How To Reduce (Or Eliminate) Taxes On Annaly's Dividends [View article]
hah yes, it's quite the conundrum.
Is Dividend Growth Investing Crippling Your Dividend-Based Retirement? [View article]
There's no harm in doing a Shoney's discount double-check...
Is Dividend Growth Investing Crippling Your Dividend-Based Retirement? [View article]
Does Shoney's offer a DGI discount?
Obama's Proposed IRA Cap: Sending The Wrong Message? [View article]
Congress must have finally read what's in the bill...
Why Reinhart And Rogoff Aren't The Real Villains: Scoring Last Week's Internet Debate [View article]
Make Investment Decisions Based On Future Dividend Expectations [View article]
If the future is so unpredictable, why are you willing to bet on the future price of BP?
Why Reinhart And Rogoff Aren't The Real Villains: Scoring Last Week's Internet Debate [View article]
We've been spending money on wars since 2003,, yet the economy still tanked in 2007 and still limps along despite ZIRP and trillion dollar deficits. What worked after WW2 isn't working anymore, we no longer own the world's manufacturing base and don't have a captive audience for our products.
Why Reinhart And Rogoff Aren't The Real Villains: Scoring Last Week's Internet Debate [View article]
Dumping my debt onto someone else's kids sounds like a great solution.