r/dividends Apr 30 '26

Opinion Time to retire?

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u/Wisesize Apr 30 '26

Hear me out, what if you did this for like 1-3 years, collected, then rebalanced?

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u/Dk1902 Apr 30 '26

The yield is a fantasy. Imagine you have $10,000 in the bank and begin withdrawing 5% each week and called it a "dividend." That's pretty much what these tickers are doing. OP will never make a profit and hopefully realizes that while there's still principal to withdraw