The whole point of DGI is to allow younger investors with limited investment cash to allow time and compounding "interest" (DRIP) to do the work of a larger initial cash investment. Not knowing you situation, I would venture a "guess" that the only higher yield stocks you should consider are bellwethers like AT&T and some strong utilities like Southern. You need your money safe and growing for the next 20-40 years. And to my thinking, a stock like Coke or P&G, etc. are virtually as sure a bet as a bank.*
Its worth considering some higher yield investment AFTER you core is set. I have 40 buy and hold positions constituting over 90% of my equity portfolio. THEN I started dabbling in BDC and the likes. I have about 8% there, great interest--but talk about volatile! My Buy and Hold Portfolio has gain almost 12% in value over the last 2.5 years, my higher yield has lost 1.7% even after drips.
But hey, MORL is a little better bet than the lottery ;-)
Look for Companies that have a history of increasing dividends over decades, buy on the dip, and then let the decades work for you ;-)
You've probably already seen this, but this thread is an interesting introductory discussion http://dividendgrowthforum.com/showthread.php?tid=652
Ronn
*PLEASE NOTE I SAID VIRTUALLY: stocks are NOT federally insured deposits (disclaimer--gotta have 'em ;-) )
Its worth considering some higher yield investment AFTER you core is set. I have 40 buy and hold positions constituting over 90% of my equity portfolio. THEN I started dabbling in BDC and the likes. I have about 8% there, great interest--but talk about volatile! My Buy and Hold Portfolio has gain almost 12% in value over the last 2.5 years, my higher yield has lost 1.7% even after drips.
But hey, MORL is a little better bet than the lottery ;-)
Look for Companies that have a history of increasing dividends over decades, buy on the dip, and then let the decades work for you ;-)
You've probably already seen this, but this thread is an interesting introductory discussion http://dividendgrowthforum.com/showthread.php?tid=652
Ronn
*PLEASE NOTE I SAID VIRTUALLY: stocks are NOT federally insured deposits (disclaimer--gotta have 'em ;-) )