08-21-2014, 01:50 PM
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.
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.
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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
“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