02-17-2018, 02:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2018, 02:54 PM by Dividend Watcher.)
(02-16-2018, 02:47 PM)Rasec Wrote: For a while I was excited I could beat the market but... next time around I'll just go with ETFs (saving on taxes and ... well, the market may as well just beat me).
In any case, the amount of wealth (dividends + growth) generated in such a short period of time has been staggering! It was better than all my expectations at the start of the process!
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Rasec, you indeed did well but I am a little confused . . .
Were you disheartened that you didn't beat the market the entire time you were invested? Hardly a realistic expectation. If anyone could do that, it would be a first. Buffet & Lynch certainly couldn't do it and neither could Graham or Fisher.
I think you need to measure over a much longer period -- 5 years minimum. It's a combination of dividends and generally lower draw downs which contribute to overperformance over the long-term.
Not sure how you save taxes by using ETFs over using individual stocks. Perhaps you can expound on that.
Good luck in your new adventures.
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“While the dividend itself is merely a rearrangement of equity, over time it's more like owning an apple tree. The tree grows the apples back again and again and again, and the theoretical value of the tree doesn't change just because of when the apples are about to fall.” - earthtodan