05-18-2014, 11:30 PM
I don't really think VIG is better than individual stocks, but I thought the title would get your attention =)
One of my first purchases when I became interested in dividend investing was VIG. It made sense at the time, I was still transitioning out of a index/mutual fund mindset. Now however I have little interest in putting more money into the index. Does anyone else own VIG, and does that qualify as a good passive index for dividend growth investing? Or does it defeat some of the fundamental advantages of picking and choosing individual quality companies?
One of my first purchases when I became interested in dividend investing was VIG. It made sense at the time, I was still transitioning out of a index/mutual fund mindset. Now however I have little interest in putting more money into the index. Does anyone else own VIG, and does that qualify as a good passive index for dividend growth investing? Or does it defeat some of the fundamental advantages of picking and choosing individual quality companies?