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					Originally Posted by you&me  The obvious goal should be to outpace inflation while balancing risk and if not self-managing, having someone taking a more active management roll to keep on top of the changing market. 
 There are a number of blue chip stocks currently paying dividends well in excess of inflation...
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Well to be fair, dividends are just a different way to get your return.  I know people that love them (and I feel like I have this conversation regularly!), but the reality is that total return is what matters and dividends are just a piece of that.