Methodology

This page explains what the main page families are trying to show, what they are not trying to show, and how the site separates live-looking context from modeled outputs. That distinction matters on an income site because benchmark snapshots, projected income, and long-run case studies answer very different questions.

Yields and income figures

  • Dividend yield is best read as a snapshot, not a promise.
  • High yield can reflect income opportunity, but it can also reflect market concern or a possible dividend cut.
  • Income outputs should be reviewed with payout quality, business durability, valuation, and diversification in mind.

Country and market comparisons

  • Country pages explain market structure, dividend norms, tax drag, and sector concentration at a high level.
  • Comparison pages are educational summaries and should not be treated as complete tax, legal, or brokerage guidance.
  • Currency, account type, withholding treatment, and investor residency can materially change real results.

Calculator assumptions

  • Calculator defaults are illustrative starting points and should be replaced with reader-specific assumptions.
  • Projected results are sensitive to dividend growth, reinvestment, tax drag, contribution timing, and market returns.
  • A calculator can clarify tradeoffs, but it cannot remove uncertainty.

Long-run what-if pages

  • What-if pages use historical scenarios to make reinvestment and income compounding easier to understand.
  • They focus on educational pattern recognition rather than current buy or sell recommendations.
  • Past dividend growth, price movement, and reinvestment outcomes may not repeat.