01-01-2016, 09:34 AM
I hope everyone had a successful 2015.
As for myself the Market Value of my holdings dropped over $100,000!
It was not that long ago I would be in a panic trying to figure what I did wrong and worrying if I'd ever recover the money lost. Well now I recognize it's really a paper loss and not a benchmark I look at.
What really happen to my portfolio is that my dividend income for 2015 increased 10.94% from 2014. I now have $9,261.20 more income than before. The increase is from re-invested dividends and dividend increases.
That's what this forum is about, generating a growing income from your investment,
As for myself the Market Value of my holdings dropped over $100,000!
It was not that long ago I would be in a panic trying to figure what I did wrong and worrying if I'd ever recover the money lost. Well now I recognize it's really a paper loss and not a benchmark I look at.
What really happen to my portfolio is that my dividend income for 2015 increased 10.94% from 2014. I now have $9,261.20 more income than before. The increase is from re-invested dividends and dividend increases.
That's what this forum is about, generating a growing income from your investment,