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Originally Posted by Van B
I got my calculator out and no matter how hard I try 2500 does not go into 10000 five times...and you want me to take investment advice from you. 
Honestly Greg I hope to meet you some day. You seem like a good guy.
Reading this thread has made me decide that I can't keep all my eggs in my 401k and employer's plans, especially at age 45. I plan to take $10k after the first of the year and get going in stocks. One question though, how do you identify which stocks pay dividends? |
That's the problem with two thoughts going on -- trying to formulate those ideas and type - and watch tv at the same time!
I can only speak for SCHWAB where I have my accounts -- they have a "RESEARCH" tab... and in there they have screeners. You can select various parameters that you'd like to see in a stock ----- so ---- you can select size of company - and finally down to the dividend. Schwab uses less than or greater than signs for setting up these screens and they also have pre-selected screeners. I've used these many times when I'm trying to find homes for new money. I select the criteria -- then go and see if there are any names I know - then start drilling down on the other criteria I've set for myself --- increasing dividend payout - growth over time - etc.