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The portfolio was up 6.06% in Q4 and 26.79% for 2019. The four-year gain has been 62.40%. We've had several good runs since I began investing in 1982. At some point, we'll have a bear market. Don't get complacent.
During 2019, we began taking monthly distributions from my IRA. I continued to focus on quality and dividend growth potential rather than maximizing current income. This lowered the portfolio's yield somewhat, to 3.31%.
In 2019, the withdrawal rate was 3.10%, so dividends covered distributions. In 2020, I'll step up the withdrawal rate to