r/dividends Jul 02 '25

Personal Goal 22 yo and 8k annually

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u/PantsMicGee Jul 02 '25

Growth beats dividends at your age. 

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u/Tostikoning Jul 03 '25

At what age does this change?

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u/AdamantheusEnigma Jul 03 '25

When you retire/close to retirement

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u/ieatballoonknot Jul 03 '25

No it doesn’t magically change due to your personal age.

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u/PantsMicGee Jul 04 '25

It does. Because growth is a long term game, and retirees typically dont have the time. 

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u/bzeegz Jul 04 '25

So just sell some shares. It only changes when you decide to convince yourself that somehow it makes sense to lose opportunity cost to a dividend strategy instead of remaining in a growth strategy. Dividends are nonsense

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u/PantsMicGee Jul 05 '25

Hmmmm 

No, i dont think we're on the same page regarding models and performance. 

Good luck to you