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The million dollar dividend portfolio for retirement
The Dividend Crossover Point
The goal of every dividend investor is to one day accumulate a portfolio of income producing stocks, which would throw off a large amount of dividends every month. The magic point is where the dividend income exceeds the expenses of the dividend investor. At the dividend crossover point your dividend income meets or exceeds your expenses. For many dividend investors, this is the point synonymous with financial independence. After all, after years of sacrifice, wise investment and sticking to a plan, investors would finally be able to do be free from a nine to five job. The goal of reaching the dividend crossover point is achievable, but it takes capital, time, skill or luck in order to get to the magic point.
I ran my screening criteria against the list of dividend champions, in order to identify 24 companies for further research. That was a few months ago, when share prices were lower, and it was much easier to find bargains by using statistical methods of screening. Nowadays, you have to get your hands dirty, and turn over many rocks, analyze them in depth, in order to find anything worthy of investing in.
I embrace the pursuit of financial independence. It shouldn’t be a big surprise that after discussing investments for over a decade, I am a big fan of pursuing financial independence at my own terms. To me, financial independence is the point at which your passive income meets or exceeds your expenses. This is the so called dividend crossover point. The point of learning about dividend investing and applying it with real money on the line has always been to help me reach my dividend crossover point. The main ingredients that allow you to reach financial independence are focused around earning money, saving money and investing that money.
I reviewed several dividend increases for companies who are either dividend achievers or dividend champions. A long record of annual dividend increases is a sign of quality, because only stable companies with dependable earnings are able to achieve this track record. I review the notable dividend increases weekly, as part of my monitoring process. I reviewed the dividend increases, along with the underlying financial performance, in order to determine the likelihood of future dividend growth. All of the five companies are solid, and I own four out five.
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Hope 2020 is as successful as 2019!
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