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To: Maurice H. Norcott who wrote (32594)	4/5/2020 1:11:38 PM
From: JSB	Respond to of 34328

Concur

To: Maurice H. Norcott who wrote (32594)	4/5/2020 3:46:32 PM
From: Kip S	1 Recommendation Recommended By The Alchemist Respond to of 34328

Disclaimer: I just closed the wrong tab, so my reply to Maurice disappeared. I hope I can patiently reconstruct. SCHD has been hit pretty hard, down around 25% since early February. On the other hand, they just announced their first-quarter income distribution and it's 26% above last year's first quarter. As an ETF, you cannot necessarily directly compare quarter to quarter, although year ago periods tend to be more predictable, at least for SCHD. If SCHD falls toward $40 again, it will sport a "promised yield" of more than 4%. Not guaranteed, of course, but even close is a pretty good number for holding Home Depot, Intel, and Bristol Myers Squibb, etc., IMHO. I don't like that XOM just snuck into first place, but the top 4 or so positions are all around 5%. For me, personally, I have not had a lot of satisfaction/success trying to find stocks that are of the quality, price, and yield I am looking for, for whenever I think the bottom comes (Not suggesting it is now.). Although I have never purchased an ETF, preferring to hold individual securities, SCHD interests me for its high quality and the fact that its overlap with my present portfolio is minimal, so I get some new exposure. Obviously, I guess a lot depends on if you are looking for a solid income investment, capital appreciation, or both. If income is a critical component, maybe more fixed income would help (Though not so clear lately.)