You know what I love about blogging? It’s that you learn about important things that you probably weren’t going to go searching for on your own. That’s exactly what Matt from Mom and Dad Money did for me when he wrote an epic guest post for My Money Design about two weeks ago. Even though there were a lot of great points buried within the text, one of the things I took away from it personally was the mention about how a long term capital gain (much like your dividend income) is taxed at a lower and more favorable rate than your ordinary income. Taxes? Time to Stop Reading This Post … Wait! Don’t leave. I promise not to bore you too much with a bunch of technical jargon. … [Read more...] about How the Lower Taxes From a Long Term Capital Gain Can Work Into Your Early Retirement Plan
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Why Total Return Investing Is Better Than a Dividend Strategy
The following is a guest post from Matt Becker, founder of Mom and Dad Money. Matt is a proud father and husband, and his site is dedicated to helping new parents build financial security for their family. Although Matt and I have somewhat different personal opinions in regards to dividend strategies, I thought it might be fun to invite him to take the stage and share his perspective on why he thinks Total Return Investing would be better. I've always maintained the message on My Money Design that there is more than one way to reach financial freedom. If you can keep an open mind and not reject something just because it is different than what you use, then maybe you might just learn something. Go ahead Matt .... If you have … [Read more...] about Why Total Return Investing Is Better Than a Dividend Strategy
