This would usually involve building up a large portfolio over your working years and then drawing down
income from the portfolio by selling off stock once you're retired.
If you want 4.5 %
annual income from a portfolio, then he suggests starting with 97 % stocks at age 71 before eventually dropping your equity exposure at age 86.
With 4 % income yield from bonds and a 3 % dividend yield from stocks, an early retiree can hope to generate a 3 %
income from her portfolio without dipping into capital for a long time.
«Example, for someone who is nearing retirement needing to
take income from their portfolio will not have as much ability to take risk as someone in their mid-twenties.
A simple approach to successful personal investing with the goal of generating a
growing income from a portfolio including cash savings, shares, corporate bonds and government - backed investments, using online savings and brokerage accounts and shielding your investments from tax wherever possible.
And how can those on the verge of retirement or already in retirement manage to extract a
living income from portfolios that are now worth a third less than they used to be a year ago?
For example, a Bank would rather accept the rental income from an investment property in Mount Druitt but would NOT accept the
dividend income from a portfolio of Dividend Aristocrats (until after 2 yrs of ownership).
In addition to
drawing income from your portfolio, you'll need to combine it with government pensions and possibly employer pensions, while accounting for potential clawbacks to government benefits like Old Age Security.
«Example, for someone who is nearing retirement needing to
take income from their portfolio will not have as much ability to take risk as someone in their mid-twenties.