03-11-2021, 11:44 AM
(03-11-2021, 10:13 AM)ken-do-nim Wrote: I appreciate the research. Sounds like I can start with WEC, XEL, and NEE.I'm confident enough to make them core holdings as I get real close to actual retirement. I'll keep an eye on them for you. Do yourself a favor and pull up a 10 yr chart on your brokerage software. Compare these three with a couple higher yield today low growth UTEs like ED and DUK. ED and DUK are solid, but I don't need that extra couple bucks in dividends now and give up the share price runs. I am up 10X on XEL pre-merger. Eric put me on to WEC and half talked me into NEE several years ago. These aren't UTEs for 80 yr old men. They are true DGI stocks. They outperform some of my DGI stocks and I expect that might continue.
I can't know if rates will rise and UTEs get hit more, but they are way down off their highs. Just average in and maybe DRIP them. I doubt you will regret it. Sometimes they go up on days your high growth is getting whacked. That's not a terrible thing IMO.