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0 pointsNovemberWhiskey3y ago0 comments

Why would you exclude part of the total return on an investment? It'd be like ignoring the principal value of a bond because you expect to live on the coupon. Cashflows are cashflows.

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dot1x3y ago

Because you'd be selling it as you earn it to be able to live on on retirement. In fact, dividends wouldn't even be enough.

ikiris3y ago

but they still exist and can be a large fraction of the value...

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dot1x3y ago

Because you'd be selling it as you earn it to be able to live on on retirement. In fact, dividends wouldn't even be enough.

ikiris3y ago

but they still exist and can be a large fraction of the value...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse