 Which means you don't buy Apple stock because you're trying to get 1%. You're buying the Apple stock because you thought it was going to go up in value over time. In fact, you're looking for significant value changes. Who cares about the dividend? That's a growth stock. You buy that one to later liquidate it to then add it back to that middle bucket so then you can get the more income that you're looking for. It's that simple. And if you're doing it any other way, then you're adding something to the mixture that most people can't get out, which is their emotions.