So whats a good dividend ETF or Fund?

Question

So whats a good dividend ETF or Fund?

Answer 1

For dividends and international exposure I would send you to PID.  Sorry I do not remember the names of stocks or etfs.  But, I do understand the investment objective of this etf.  I have owned it and it has never lost money when I held it.  But, the future is always unknowable.

Answer 2

There are some European ETFs that are being hammered now and give around 2-3%, but like any foreign ETF with dividends, they give you a better deal than U.S. ETFs.  The advantage to foriegn ETFs is you pay a foreign tax you do not see, but you can claim up to $300 in foreign taxes on your 1040.  That deduction is one of the last lines so you are taking the money directly from the money owed and not from the gross about.  So if you made $40,000 and at the end of the 1040 form you owe $1,000 to the IRS, you can shave up to $300 off of that $1,000.