5 Dividend Investing Truths You Need to Know (and a Bonus Segment on how to protect your portfolio from market meltdowns)
By Dr Wealth • February 8, 2020
It always seems so easy. The whole damned industry seems to want people to think dividend investing is easy.
It’s not.
It’s hard as hell and nigh impossible if you’re not mentally ready.
Qualifications include a Juris Doctor(Cum Laude)
Bachelor in Engineering from NUS (1st Class Honours)
Masters in Applied Finance also from NUS.
CAIA, FRM qualifications and passed all three CFA examinations.
My dividends surpassed my living expenses when I was 32. I retired when I was 39 on an average of $9-$11,000 worth of dividends each month.
I hope this article helps shed some real light on what you need to succeed as a Singaporean trying to take this path forward.
#1 – Easy to Say, Hard to Do
If you understand anything about dividend investing, that you understand that buying up dividends is simply a straightforward pure play on compound growth.
Below represents what $2,000 per month invested at 10% returns look like over 30 years starting with $20,000.
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