The 3 Dividend ETFs I Would Buy if I Were Starting Over
When I started investing, my investment choices were pretty limited. Today, with the advent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), there is more that investors can do, and the costs are attractively cheap. If I were a new dividend investor today, I probably wouldn't buy individual stocks. Instead, I would buy Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD), S&P Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: SPYD), and Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (NYSEMKT: DIVO). Here's why.When I was in my teens, my father introduced me to investing. It created a lifelong passion and has allowed me to build a sizable nest egg for my family. (Thanks, Dad!) I really enjoy doing the legwork that's involved in researching stocks, keeping up to date on them, and, mostly, seeing the stock dividends hit my account every month. My enjoyment of the investing process is an important fact here because, back when I was in high school, the choices for dividend investors were, to revert back to my youth, "lame."Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading
When I started investing, my investment choices were pretty limited. Today, with the advent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), there is more that investors can do, and the costs are attractively cheap. If I were a new dividend investor today, I probably wouldn't buy individual stocks. Instead, I would buy Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD), S&P Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: SPYD), and Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (NYSEMKT: DIVO). Here's why.
When I was in my teens, my father introduced me to investing. It created a lifelong passion and has allowed me to build a sizable nest egg for my family. (Thanks, Dad!) I really enjoy doing the legwork that's involved in researching stocks, keeping up to date on them, and, mostly, seeing the stock dividends hit my account every month. My enjoyment of the investing process is an important fact here because, back when I was in high school, the choices for dividend investors were, to revert back to my youth, "lame."
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