Not exact matches
thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i
ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with
dollar -
cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!
I'm happy to have been able to build such a nice «side» portfolio, and have plans on leveraging the no -
cost nature to
dollar cost average into some positions that aren't necessarily
ever going to be a «fair value».
By automating the process of paying yourself first and keeping the size of your incremental investments negligible, you can employ the power of
dollar -
cost averaging to secure your financial future without
ever having to give it a moment's worry or thought.
I'm happy to have been able to build such a nice «side» portfolio, and have plans on leveraging the no -
cost nature to
dollar cost average into some positions that aren't necessarily
ever going to be a «fair value».
This lets us put money into our portfolio every month at no
cost, slowly lowers our transaction
costs as a percentage of purchase (since 10 % of the portfolio SHOULD be an
ever increasing amount) and take advantage of
dollar cost averaging.
Ever actually do the Math on things like «
dollar cost averaging»?
If there was
ever a case for
dollar cost averaging, it is in the cryptocurrency market.
«The
average American consumer is experiencing stagnant wages and is as
cost - conscious as
ever, which ultimately bodes well for the future of
dollar store properties,» Wright says.