Dividend Growth Stock Selection Criteria: 5 Filters and the Final Test

In October 2019, I bought one share of Broadcom (AVGO). The reasoning was simple. The dividend yield exceeded 4%, and the Dividend Growth Rate (DGR) was over 10%. My goal was the dividend. I had no idea how much the stock price would rise, nor did I try to predict it. Fast forward six years. … Read more

Dividend Stocks vs Dividend Growth Stocks — Why No Growth Means FIRE Fails

From 2007 to 2018, Eleven years. I never left the market. Individual stocks, index ETFs — I kept studying, kept investing. But the results were negligible. Barely anything to show for it. Why? Looking back now, the reason was simple. I was investing for the wrong purpose. Capital Gains Are a Bonus, Not a Salary Investing … Read more