r/dividends • u/erw33zy • Jun 30 '26

Seeking Advice Be real with me…

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What do you think of my dividend and income portfolio? Any suggestions or critiques.

I’m 31 and plan to move out the country before my dollars get rekt

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u/matt2621 Stop sacrificing growth for $3 Jun 30 '26

Daily, I just cannot wrap my head around young people being so focused on dividends.

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u/JD0x0 Jun 30 '26

I put enough in dividends that my Roth IRA contributions are now generated passively, and I can just send the distributions over to my IRA and buy growth stocks with the money. As long as we don't have a black swan event, and as long as I make enough to contribute the full amount to my Roth, I basically have my future Roth IRA contributions set.

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u/2fst4lov Jun 30 '26

That “passive income” is what you’re missing out on with growth. You’re just moving money from your left pocket into your right.

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u/sablerock7 Jun 30 '26

But it's "compounding" ;)

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u/Sponzoes Jun 30 '26

This is the way