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Stock Market Investing for a Secure Retirement

September 25, 2020 By Richard C. Young

Dick Young, Paris, France

Here’s why I don’t follow the meaningless price or market capitalization stock market averages, especially the likes of the Dow and S&P 500.

  • The S&P 500 Index: only 50 of the biggest cap names account for more than 50% of the total S&P500 Index.
  • The Dow 30: only 10 of the highest priced stocks account for more than 50% of the total Dow Jones Industrial Average.

No thanks to index investing in either the Dow or the S&P.

Dick Young’s Investment Rules

Why savvy investors saving for a long and comfortable retirement should always follow RCY’s guide in crafting balanced portfolios:

  1. RCY: I rarely invest in stocks that (1) pay no dividend or (2) have not increased shareholder payout for years.
  2. RCY: I don’t like companies with high P/E ratios. In fact, stocks with single-digit P/Es are most appealing.
  3. RCY: Consumer expenditures account for $7 out of every $10 of real GDP, so I use Vanguard’s broad Consumer Staples ETF portfolio as a handy shopping list for many of my individual stock purchases. This allows me to craft portfolios with an average yield of nearly 3%
  4. RCY: I also insist on long-term annual dividend growth.

Over the long term, stock prices most often follow dividend increases upward.

Once you construct a conservative portfolio in a low interest rate environment like the one we face today, cash flow can be readily enhanced with a modest, replaceable draw from principal. By example, a client wanting a 4% annual portfolio draw can withdraw temporarily an additional 1% from principal annually.

Don’t forget, each year your portfolio receives more cash from increasing dividends, your yield on initial investment goes up. Talk about a winning hand.

Originally posted on Young’s World Money Forecast.

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Richard C. Young is the editor of Young's World Money Forecast, and a contributing editor to both Richardcyoung.com and Youngresearch.com.
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