Looking to invest $2,000 or more? Consider dividend-focused ETFs, which offer stock-like trading and invest in dividend-paying stocks. These stocks offer three ways to profit: stock price appreciation, income via dividends, and increasing dividends over time.

Dividend-paying stocks have historically outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks. Dividend growers and initiators delivered an average annual total return of 10.24% from 1973-2024, compared to 4.31% for dividend non-payers.

Seven attractive dividend ETFs include iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF, State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF, Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, Fidelity High Dividend ETF, iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

Consider investing in Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, which tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 index and has a solid track record of paying dividends for over a decade. Top holdings include Merck, Cisco Systems, and Amgen.

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