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Ang 3% difference sa return ay mukhang maliit lang. Pero sa loob ng 30 years, maaari itong maging milyones.

Updated: May 6

Maraming investors ang masyadong focused sa dividend yield.

“Magkano ang dividend?”

“Monthly ba ang payout?”

“May pangbayad ba ng kuryente?”

Walang masama sa dividends. In fact, dividends can be useful, especially kung retired ka na at kailangan mo ng regular cash flow.


Pero kung ang goal mo ay bumuo pa lang ng retirement fund, dapat ang tanong ay hindi lang:

“Magkano ang dividend?”

Ang mas importanteng tanong ay:

“Magkano ang total return ng strategy ko over the long term?”


Sa Philippine setting, kung gagamitin natin ang PSE Dividend Yield Total Return Index as reference, ang long-term total return from 2016 to 2024 is roughly around 7% per year with dividends reinvested.


Kung mag-invest ka ng ₱5,000 per month for 30 years at kumita ito ng around 7% net total return, ang potential retirement fund mo ay nasa ₱6.1 million.

Hindi masama.


Pero kung ang strategy mo ay mas growth-oriented, like investing in broad global equity funds such as the S&P 500 or possibly Nasdaq-100, and you are able to get around 10% total return over the long term, the same ₱5,000 monthly investment for 30 years can potentially grow to around ₱11.3 million.


Same monthly investment.

Same 30 years.

Different strategy.

Different market.

Different expected return.

Difference?

Around ₱5.2 million.


Kaya hindi maliit ang 3%.

Sa short term, parang wala lang.

Pero sa long term, lalo na 30 years or more, ang 3% net total return difference can mean the difference between:

“May retirement fund ako.”

and

“Mas may breathing room ako sa retirement.”


This is why sa Retironaryo, hindi kami masyadong impressed sa dividend yield alone.

Ang importante ay total return.

Dividend plus capital appreciation.

Growth plus income.

Return after fees.

Return after taxes.

Return after inflation.


Kasi hindi naman dividend yield ang magpaparetire sa iyo.

Ang magpaparetire sa iyo ay sapat na retirement fund na kaya mong buuin, palaguin, at gamitin pagdating ng panahon.


Conclusion:

Dividend investing can be useful, especially for income.

But if you are still building your retirement fund and you still have 20 to 30 years ahead, do not ignore growth.

Minsan, mas malaki ang mawawala sa iyo hindi dahil nalugi ka.

Minsan, mas malaki ang mawawala sa iyo dahil pinili mo ang strategy na masyadong mababa ang long-term return para sa goal mo.


Know your numbers.

Know your required rate of return.

Then choose the investment strategy that gives you the best chance of reaching your retirement goal.

Hindi lahat ng kumikita ay sapat.

At hindi lahat ng nagbibigay ng dividend ay sapat para sa retirement mo.


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