3 Model Dividend Stock Portfolios to Consider

“I don’t have time to invest in individual stocks.” This is a common saying I hear. A part of it is certainly true -- most people simply don’t have time to spend many hours per week researching companies and fine tuning their portfolios. But there’s a middle ground. Investors can, in addition to their passive funds, own a concentrated, diversified portfolio of individual dividend stocks that: They understand Are low maintenance Constitute good long-term holdings Here are three examples of this sort of portfolio. I don’t necessarily recommend every company, and specific selections would be based on what companies an individual is bullish on, but they get the point across. Portfolio 1 Company Ticker Dividend Yield The Coca Cola Company KO 2.85% Canadian National Railway CNI 1.73% Berkshire Hathaway BRK-B 0.00% Abbot Laboratories ABT 3.67% Exxon Mobil XOM 2.36% Compass Minerals CMP 2.45% Average Portfolio Yield: 2.18% Portfolio 2 Company... Read more