#retirement-planning

#retirement-planning

Baby boomers are navigating an uncertain global market and looking for investments that can generate steady passive income. They're looking for income-generating assets and capital preservation. But this doesn't have to mean a high-risk investment that generates a minimal payout.

You can't put $2,500 away right now because you got 86,000 freaking dollars in debt sucking the bone marrow out of your life. The key phrase is 'focused investing.' That only happens after the debt is gone. $2,500 per month represents exactly 15% of a $200,000 annual income. Right now, that $2,500 is not available because it's already being consumed by debt service.

I knew I was inching toward simultaneously caring for my young kids and aging parents. Suddenly, I was squarely in the sandwich generation. I now had to deal with the terrifying reality that my parents did not have a plan for how to spend their retirement years - especially where they plan to live.

DIA tracks just 30 companies, all household names, weighted by share price rather than market cap. That quirk matters: Goldman Sachs sits at 11.45% of the portfolio and Caterpillar at 9.53%, making financials and industrials the dominant forces at a combined 44.5% of assets. This is not a broad market fund. It is a concentrated bet on the most established American businesses.