07-17-2015, 01:58 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-17-2015, 08:44 PM by Dividend Watcher.)
Gawd, I hate giving shopping lists. I don't want you buying things just because someone gave you a tip. You'll be much more confident in the next bear market if you had made the decision based on your understanding of the company yourself.
That being said, all good suggestions. I'm thinking a different tack than most suggestions above. Since you're younger than some of the socks in my dresser, a little more growth but a lower yield at your age may get the dividend steamroller moving. You're not going to be interested in looking at 2-3% yielders as much as utes and REITs when you're 50ish. In other words, mix it up a little.
For my answer, I'll go back to the reply in the thread you started in May:
Still don't think they're too extended right now either and to which I would add GWW/FAST and delete the AAPL/MSFT pairing since I know where you're at there. Probably can drop the JNJ/ABBV pair since you already have JNJ and ABBV is at the top of its range.
That being said, all good suggestions. I'm thinking a different tack than most suggestions above. Since you're younger than some of the socks in my dresser, a little more growth but a lower yield at your age may get the dividend steamroller moving. You're not going to be interested in looking at 2-3% yielders as much as utes and REITs when you're 50ish. In other words, mix it up a little.
For my answer, I'll go back to the reply in the thread you started in May:
Quote:If I were you I'd look at things like JNJ/ABBV, COP/CVX/XOM, PH/EMR, AMGN/GILD (it's now officially a dividend payer), ROST/TJX, LMT/RTN, KO/PEP, AAPL/MSFT, HCP/WCP/OHI or even DE/CAT right now. I don't think any of them are outrageously priced -- especially for the time frame you're looking at.
Still don't think they're too extended right now either and to which I would add GWW/FAST and delete the AAPL/MSFT pairing since I know where you're at there. Probably can drop the JNJ/ABBV pair since you already have JNJ and ABBV is at the top of its range.