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What $1,000 of Monthly Retirement Income Really Looks Like
There is a lot of talk about how much money one should save for
retirement and what percentage of assets retirees can withdraw
each year.  However, many retirees hope to preserve their
principal, living off just their investments.  That sounds
simple enough, but how does it actually play out with different
investment options?  I decided to paint three separate pictures
of common retirement income streams. The first employs dividend
paying stocks from my laddered dividend portfolio.  The second
stems from a collection of bond funds and ETFs.  The third is
based on preferred stocks.  The goal is to figure out how much
money an investor would have to allocate to each investment type
in order to generate $1,000 per month ($12,000 annually) of
retirement income.  An assortment of United States coins,
includin...  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)  To keep it simple, let’s
use recent yields and pricing