Young Research & Publishing Inc.

Investment Research Since 1978

Disclosure

  • About Us
    • Contributors
    • Archives
    • Dick Young’s Safe America
    • The Final Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report
    • You’ve Read The Last Issue of Intelligence Report, Now What?
    • Dick Young’s Research Key: Anecdotal Evidence Gathering
    • Crisis at Vanguard
  • Investment Analysis
    • Bonds
    • Currencies and Gold
    • Dividend Investing
    • ETFs & Funds
    • Investment Strategy
    • Retirement Investing
    • Stocks
    • The Efficient Frontier
  • Investment Counsel
  • Retirement Compounders®
  • Free Email Signup

YOUR RETIREMENT LIFE: Investing in the 70s, a Remembrance

July 27, 2022 By E.J. Smith

Did you invest in stocks in the 70s? Do you remember the 70s? Like they say about Woodstock, if you do, “you weren’t there, man!” Look at my chart below to see why it was so forgettable.

If You’re Serious, Sign Up for My Email. But Only If You’re Serious.

Imagine retiring in the late 60s and spending your retirement years investing in stocks. Not much fun. But, if you went into retirement with a plan, there’s a good chance you could weather the storm by owning a mix of diversified assets. When I say plan, I mean preparing before retirement with answers to questions like:

  • How much can I “afford” to spend?
  • What kind of yield can I get on blue-chip dividend payers?
  • Should I ladder a bond portfolio with short-term average maturities?
  • How will a basket of currencies help diversify my dollar exposure?
  • Does gold make sense right now?
  • Can I work part-time in between bucket list trips?
  • Does it make sense to invest in real estate? How about farmland?
  • What is the optimal asset allocation that will help me survive and thrive?

Let’s focus on that last one. What if you had someone working with you to keep you on track with your allocation mix? What if he advised you to get your lazy cash off the Bean Bag chair and put it to work buying stocks while others are selling? Wouldn’t it be nice to have your life savings riding on an income stream generation rather than on fluctuating prices? What if you were investing in blue chip dividend-paying stocks that actually pay you for being invested? Isn’t that what investing is, receiving income and increasing it over time?

Action Line: Your number one investment is in yourself: Your career, living within your means, being prudent. Work to make money, invest to keep it. Survive and Thrive here. Let’s talk.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.

Share this:

  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

You Might Also Like:

  • Your Retirement Life: Investing After Coronavirus
  • Your Retirement Life: Make Retirement an Unforgettable Adventure
  • Your Retirement Life: The Importance of Our Getaway Cars
  • Author
  • Recent Posts
E.J. Smith
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@youngresearch.com

Click here to sign up for my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
Latest posts by E.J. Smith (see all)
  • Rome, Paris, U.S.A.: Global Crisis in Confidence - June 2, 2023
  • What Is a Fiduciary Duty? Are You Working with a Fiduciary? - June 2, 2023
  • Birth Rates in France Worst Since Post-WWII Era - June 1, 2023

Search Young Research

Most Popular

  • Your Survival Guy Felt Like a U.N. Worker in Rome
  • The Mania in AI Stocks Has Arrived
  • Money Market Assets Hit Record High: $5.4 Trillion
  • Your Survival Guy in Rome 30-Years A.B. (After Babson)
  • The Future of the American City is This…
  • Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?
  • A Three-Week International Research Trip to Paris via Rome
  • Is an Investment Property Disaster Looming?
  • The Power of a Compound Interest Table
  • Letter to the Federal Reserve Chairman from Your Survival Guy

Don’t Miss

Default Risk Among the Many Concerns with Annuities

Risk and Reward: An Efficient Frontier

How to be a Billionaire: Proven Strategies from the Titans of Wealth

Cryptocosm and Life After Google

Warning: Avoid Mutual Fund Year End Distributions

Is Gold a Good Long-term Investment?

How to Invest in Gold

Vanguard Wellington (VWELX): The Original Balanced Fund

What is the Best Gold ETF for Investing and Trading?

Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock: The Only True Dividend King

The Dividend King of the North

You’ll Love This if You’re Dreaming of an Active Retirement Life

The Importance of a Balanced Portfolio

Invest with Peace of Mind and Comfort

What Kind of Life Are You Investing For?

RSS The Latest at Richardcyoung.com

  • Rewarding Loyalty with Ridicule
  • Rome, Paris, U.S.A.: Global Crisis in Confidence
  • June Is Retirement Compounders Month
  • Americans Scared of CBDC Control of Their Money
  • Your Survival Guy’s Best Insider’s Guide to Rome
  • Auto Profitability Colliding with Low Emissions
  • Birth Rates in France Worst Since Post-WWII Era
  • What Binds the Woke Left Together?
  • Joel Salatin and Alfie Oakes, America’s Food Kings
  • The Party Is Going Off the Rails

RSS The Latest at Yoursurvivalguy.com

  • Rome, Paris, U.S.A.: Global Crisis in Confidence
  • Your Survival Guy’s Best Insider’s Guide to Rome
  • What Is a Fiduciary Duty? Are You Working with a Fiduciary?
  • Survive and Thrive June 2023: Your Survival Guy in Rome 30-Years A.B. (After Babson)
  • Birth Rates in France Worst Since Post-WWII Era
  • Your Survival Guy Felt Like a U.N. Worker in Rome
  • Social Security: Declining Italy Needs a Bambino Boom
  • ATTACK ON THE IVAN KHURS: Unmanned Vessels Changing Naval Warfare
  • The Future of the American City is This…
  • Happy Memorial Day: Your Survival Guy: Proud To Be an American

About Us

  • About Young Research
  • Archives
  • Contributors

Our Partners

  • Richard C. Young & Co.
  • Richardcyoung.com

Copyright © 2023 | Terms & Conditions

 

Loading Comments...
 

    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.