If you were starting from scratch..

[EricL]

(07-17-2015, 10:03 AM)ChadR Wrote: The five I would buy today if I was starting from scratch would be XOM, CVX, PM, O, and T. You've got safety and decent yield.

That's a pretty solid top 5 there, nice yields and all pretty safe.

One possibility would be to swap an oil stock for a utility like D, WEC, SO OR XEL that offer similar yields yet a bit more diversification.

Build a strong base to start and then go with some higher growth ideas later on.