How much of the stock portion of your portfolio is International?

[Ed_The_Gypsy]

Slightly off-topic

I had not given it conscious thought, but different approaches are appropriate at different times in our financial lives.

This blog entry observes that in the accumulation phase, index funds are a great way to accumulate wealth but in the distribution phase, dividend payers deliver distributions without eating into capital or having to sell at a loss at a bad time:

Dividend Growth Investor: Why I am a dividend growth investor?

And this graph:

Ten U.S. Large-Cap Consistent Dividend Payers and Raisers

shows that dividends are more stable than capital appreciation.

I have to show these to my kids.

 

[FinancialDave]

Still off-topic, but oh well!

I had not given it conscious thought, but different approaches are appropriate at different times in our financial lives.

This blog entry observes that in the accumulation phase, index funds are a great way to accumulate wealth but in the distribution phase, dividend payers deliver distributions without eating into capital or having to sell at a loss at a bad time:

Dividend Growth Investor: Why I am a dividend growth investor?

And this graph:

Ten U.S. Large-Cap Consistent Dividend Payers and Raisers

shows that dividends are more stable than capital appreciation.

I have to show these to my kids.

Very good point -- this is why my retirement income bucket is "loaded" with dividend paying stocks, and my growth mutual funds are located elsewhere.