Investment moats struck blogger gold again with an article on keeping cash around for that 15% yielding stock. To me, this article borders on financial pornography, but it does so in two good ways : Firstly, Driz'zt did not insist that 15% yields exists, he merely suggests that a prudent investor hold some cash in reserve should that day arrive. Secondly, he referenced my blog, so I would need to put in some effort to build on his ideas.
The main idea of my article is that a 15% yielding stock which would pave the way for your financial independence is a mythical animal much like a Unicorn. Most of the time, these yields are not sustainable and you are likely to be burnt if you build up a solid $50,000 just to plonk it on a yield stock that would collapse within the following 2 years.
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