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by jestrauch
Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:39 pm
Forum: Personal Investments
Topic: Low-dividend paying ETFs - are there any?
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Re: Low-dividend paying ETFs - are there any?

Thanks for raising the question, Markie. I am running into the same issue, as I would like to generate income in my IRAs and 401k, and none in my brokerage account, in part to try to avoid the kick-up in Medicare premiums, that comes with higher income. The ETFs, suggested in previous emails (QQQ VOT and VBK), with low dividends currently yield from 1.09% to 1.35%. The other alternative would be to build a portfolio of no and low dividend stocks, that you may expect to hold for the long term, managing capital gain/loss recognition if you need to draw on the account. If you can build a well-balanced portfolio at least by sectors, it should reflect the risk of the market as a whole. You would avoid management fees, but have to incur some tran...