How to Retire on Dividends: Earn a Safe 8%, Leave Your Principal Intact

In general, I like to see working investors hold three to six months of living expenses in cash (money markets or Internet savings accounts) or near-cash (very short-term bond funds or short-term CDs). Non-working investors living largely off their portfolios should set aside much more, perhaps one to two years of living expenses. Beyond that, most

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