04-06-2015, 10:14 PM
The thing that really got me interested in DGI is something that isnt addressed in this - the fact that whenever I looked at ETFs and funds that "represent" a certain market index, most have the same 10ish stocks in their top holdings. Coincidentally, they're all the gold standards of the dividend growth portfolio. Why should I pay an expense ratio to buy multiple index funds of stocks with significant overlap in some cases when I can buy them myself and have an overall higher dividend yield by avoiding all the stuff I dont want? Also I have complete control to change the portfolio whenever I want.