01-07-2016, 09:57 AM
Welcome, Matt. I started out in 2007, not knowing what I was doing, but knowing that I wanted to rely on a steady stream of dividends from many different reliable companies. My recommendation is to do what I did, start out by investing in your core holdings. For me and many others, it meant the highest quality DGI companies, such as JNJ, XOM, KO, DIS etc. Once those positions were established, I slowly added smaller amounts to other companies, but kept continually investing in my core with the majority of my investing. Do your own research, best of luck.