FI in ~7 years, RE in ~10 years. We intend to work part time/freelance after RE for COL expenses. We can use the portfolio for extra spending and dream spending.
We are 100% stocks, 75 US / 25 International, with a 5% tilt toward extended, small value and REIT on US side. We don't dividend invest because we have two 457's, two 403's, and two IRA's, so capital gains should be the focus. 457 and taxable account will be able to handle about anything we could need for a considerable amount of time while doing conversions on the 403->IRA->Roth, but no dividends to collect there. Also with our fund choices it's just easier to stick to the core idea of total market. We have about every flavor of VTSAX (VTI, Institutional) and Spartan funds available, and I'm more concerned about holding total market with low costs than trying to determine whether we should tilt too much, seeks dividends or just take my piece of the average.
As I mentioned, we hope to not be dependent on portfolio income in RE, it'll be nice, but I think I will really enjoy part time freelancing a few projects a year. So the only thing we're concerned about is low COL, savings rate, and keeping fund expenses as low as possible, currently .082%.