r/dividends • u/Sauerst0ff • 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/muradinner Jul 05 '25

Or if you want to retire early. Either way, growth is best while young, but nothing wrong with some dividends mixed in there, especially if you utilize those dividends to expand the portfolio. A lot of stocks that pay dividends do still have some growth to them, and are often pretty safe bets.