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Two identical $100,000 dividend portfolios leave one retiree $87,000 after taxes, the other just $66,000—the difference is tax classification, not performance.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Realty Income (O), and Ares Capital (ARCC) dividends get taxed at wildly different rates, from 15% capital gains to 37% ordinary income.
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