tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316583760554792907.post8335205994454938892..comments2023-06-18T06:03:54.348-07:00Comments on Racing Towards Retirement: Should I Buy Dividend Stocks or Growth Stocks?RAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316583760554792907.post-63481632464250907532017-06-24T07:42:54.196-07:002017-06-24T07:42:54.196-07:00I have several dividend paying stocks, and most of...I have several dividend paying stocks, and most of them have increased in value, plus paid the dividends. BUt, first, even high dividend paying stocks, like Altria, pay less than $1 per share (more like 60 cents). And your dividend calculation didn't include the tax rate on the dividends.<br /><br />Where I've done well is that 1) Most dividend paying stocks hold value much better than most stocks when the market goes down because they don't usually cut the dividend by much (if at all). 2) Growth stocks, being younger companies, tend to be riskier. Good ones can knock it out of the park, but others fail entirely. <br /><br />So for individual stocks, I like dividend payers. For growth stock exposure, I think you're better off with a small cap/mid cap index fund, because picking the winners can be really hard. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862388269789070509noreply@blogger.com