06-02-2018, 04:45 PM
Thank you all for the thoughtful replies.
It sounds to me that there is a large time investment up front to build your portfolio and then it is minimal going forward. I can deal with that -- I would expect no less for a better than average investment. My goal is cash flow. That was my goal with real estate too. We focused on rents not appreciation (that was just a perk). That is why dividend investing seemed like a good bet for me, but I still have a lot to learn before making any buys.
It also seems like I might save some time by studying others portfolios. In this space it seems there are always some companies that are included in all DG portfolios (Johnson & Johnson for example). Is there a need to do an in depth analysis there? Perhaps I'm trying to cut corners where I shouldn't.
At this early stage too, I wonder if I would be able to do any better than just investing in something like the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) (or something similar) which seems like it would get me 90% of the way there for what I might be able to pick on my own.
It sounds to me that there is a large time investment up front to build your portfolio and then it is minimal going forward. I can deal with that -- I would expect no less for a better than average investment. My goal is cash flow. That was my goal with real estate too. We focused on rents not appreciation (that was just a perk). That is why dividend investing seemed like a good bet for me, but I still have a lot to learn before making any buys.
It also seems like I might save some time by studying others portfolios. In this space it seems there are always some companies that are included in all DG portfolios (Johnson & Johnson for example). Is there a need to do an in depth analysis there? Perhaps I'm trying to cut corners where I shouldn't.
At this early stage too, I wonder if I would be able to do any better than just investing in something like the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) (or something similar) which seems like it would get me 90% of the way there for what I might be able to pick on my own.