Dividend Growth Bi-Weekly Chat 09/29/2025

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This danger is well documented and researched. It is referred to as “sequence of return” risk: it’s the risk that the combination of withdrawals with a sequence of early negative returns will deplete a savings account much faster than anticipated.

Despite this latest underperformance, I am convinced that the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF remains an excellent risk-reward choice for dividend income and dividend growth investors due to the ETF’s focus on companies that pay sustainable dividends and given the ETF’s current composition.

You can nod your head to pithy Warren Buffett quotes all day and still end up following the herd in your investment decisions. You can agree in a vacuum with the idea of being greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy, but in the real world, there’s always some compelling reason why the herd is greedy about some stocks and fearful about others.

On top of valuable intel, we get numbers that are critical to keep the market’s rally alive. After all, as I have written in countless articles, the market trades at nearly 23.0x forward earnings, a number that makes it absolutely crucial for earnings growth to remain high.

Interest rates are rarely cut when the economy is surging with strength and growth. Cuts are designed to spur the economy onward, much like pressing down on the accelerator doesn’t slow down your car – it speeds it up.

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