How do you state your goals, and how do you measure outcomes?

[Dividend Watcher]

Alex, that is quite the thought-provoking question.

I went back to my portfolio business plan to see if I'd included anything about measuring metrics along the way. Of course, I knew I didn't. I have a goal for when I reach retirement age but nothing I could use to measure my progress other than watching the projected dividend stream when I enter dividend re-investments or sales/purchases.

Since my end goal is the dividend stream, I think I'll do a little pondering on how I'm going to measure that. There is no index for dividend streams. They're all based on value and that's not my big concern.

Thanks for making me think about this.