"That's why I've built my IRAs and taxable accounts to throw off durable, diversified income — managed credit, dividend-focused equities, and the like — sized to actually cover the lifestyle. The accounts are still compounding (through reinvestment), but the cash flow is real and arrives whether the market cooperates or not." Milange, can you elaborate on how you're taking the income your investment accounts are producing while also using reinvested distributions to compound the value of those accounts over time? That sounds a bit like "having your cake and eating it, too" as the old saying goes. I'm interested in learning how you are managing to do both of those things at the same time. Have you structured some of your accounts to produce income by throwing off dividends and interest while allowing other accounts to grow over time by reinvesting dividends and any capital gains distributions? I agree with the benefits of creating income producing portfolios to provide spendable income in retirement. In some cases I think that's a viable investment strategy that can be helpful to retirees, although many Financial Advisors tend to favor using "Total Return" portfolios to provide retirement income by selling investments to create "dividends" to live on. Do you have a "secret sauce" that lets you "kill two birds with one stone" to get current income AND long-term growth at the same time?
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"That's why I've built my IRAs and taxable accounts to throw off durable, diversified income — managed credit, dividend-focused equities, and the like — sized to actually cover the lifestyle. The accounts are still compounding (through reinvestment), but the cash flow is real and arrives whether the market cooperates or not." Milange, can you elaborate on how you're taking the income your investment accounts are producing while also using reinvested distributions to compound the value of those accounts over time? That sounds a bit like "having your cake and eating it, too" as the old saying goes. I'm interested in learning how you are managing to do both of those things at the same time. Have you structured some of your accounts to produce income by throwing off dividends and interest while allowing other accounts to grow over time by reinvesting dividends and any capital gains distributions? I agree with the benefits of creating income producing portfolios to provide spendable income in retirement. In some cases I think that's a viable investment strategy that can be helpful to retirees, although many Financial Advisors tend to favor using "Total Return" portfolios to provide retirement income by selling investments to create "dividends" to live on. Do you have a "secret sauce" that lets you "kill two birds with one stone" to get current income AND long-term growth at the same time?
Post: Retirement Accounts
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