Stocks

This is one to buy and hold FOREVER!  VIG is quite possibly the best investment anyone can own.  Why is this?  Let’s take a look at VIG’s profile.

The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies that have a record of increasing dividends over time.

In other words, it only invests in the best high quality stocks that have consistently increased their dividends year over year.

http://www.mergent.com/news-2006-10.html

Dividend Appreciation Index Fund will track the performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index™, an index created exclusively for Vanguard by Mergent. A unique dividend-growth investment tool, the index is a subset of Mergent’s Broad Dividend Achievers Index™ which follows U.S.-listed companies that have increased their annual regular dividends for at least the past 10 consecutive years and have met specific liquidity screening criteria. The Dividend Achievers Select Index uses additional proprietary methodology to focus on approximately 200 stocks, and offers investors access to companies with consistent earnings growth and bolstered diversification across securities, sectors and investment styles.

Again, this is one to own and hold forever.  Even though it only yields about 2% this is very misleading.  These are companies that are very strong financially.  These companies are almost zero risk for losing large amounts of money.

Top 10 Holdings as of 4/30/11… quite a list!  Buy this one and forget about it.  You’ll thank me in 20 years!