The Fatal Flaw in the World’s Most Popular Dividend ETF
August 03, 2022 at 05:00 AM EDT
“Brett, what do you think of SCHD?” As soon as I heard the “C” I figured we were talking Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) . (Your income strategist can typically “name that dividend ticker” in two beats!) “Eh,” I replied, visibly struggling to string together a positive response to my AAII presentation attendee. “SCHD owns some good names. A few,” I shrugged. “It will generally keep you out of trouble.” Safety is all the rage in 2022. Pain has been felt on both ends of the stock-and-bond spectrum. Stocks are down because the Federal Reserve is tightening . Bonds, meanwhile, are supposed to balance the ship when stocks sink.… Read more