My GROWTH stocks are destroying my DIVIDEND stocks!!

Here is my latest youtube video where I detail how my GROWTH stocks are killing my DIVIDEND stocks. How are your dividend stocks fairing in this Coronavirus Correction? I’ve had THREE Dividend cuts and that sure hasn’t helped things

My top performers continue to be Fortinet, Netflix, and General Mills.

I am up over 30% in each of these. I’m up almost 40% in Fortinet in a super short time (only 2 months!). General Mills I’m up in because I bought it starting Christmas Eve of 2018 and by the time I count the dividends I’ve gotten, my total return is over 40% on this stock. Netflix continues to outperform; I just hope that price appreciation continues.

In this video, I also detail why I am buying ITOT and QQQ over NOBL and DGRO. In summary, a basic Total Market ETF outperformed ETF’s that focused specifically on Dividends. Focusing on dividends led to increased risks and a weaker performance. One line often touted by Dividend investors is “Dividend Investing performs better during bear markets, it is safer.” However, what this correction is proving is that it is NOT necessarily safer. Currently over 33 companies have cut their dividend. Imagine relying on that dividend during retirement? Not good!

I am continuing to buy QQQ and ITOT a little bit each week. I also plan on increasing positions in Marten Transports, Chewy, Eaton Vance, and perhaps Mcgrath Rentcorp. I think these stocks still present incredible growth opportunities and I’m thinking LONG-TERM here.

As usual, I will repeat the old mantra, timing the market is difficult. I think there is nothing wrong with sitting on the sidelines for a bit, but I want to get that money working for me as quick as possible.