02-11-2015, 09:27 AM
It would depend on how much I were starting out with, am I rolling over some other investment, how often will I be adding new funds, what's the time horizon, is it $1k, or $10k, or $50k? Lots of questions.
I would first focus on a solid core, maybe KO, JNJ, XOM, WMT. Once that is solid, I would focus on saving up to make an additional purchase, maybe $1k or $2k at a time and just focus on CCC companies (I prefer a 10 year minimum dividend growth streak) that were on sale at the time. Keep it simple, live below my means, invest the difference in DGI that's on sale.
I would first focus on a solid core, maybe KO, JNJ, XOM, WMT. Once that is solid, I would focus on saving up to make an additional purchase, maybe $1k or $2k at a time and just focus on CCC companies (I prefer a 10 year minimum dividend growth streak) that were on sale at the time. Keep it simple, live below my means, invest the difference in DGI that's on sale.