Personally, I only keep what I need for monthly expenses and emergency fund in my savings and checking accounts. The rest are in money market for investment purposes. Out of the investment fund, I take a portion and invest in stable or blue chip dividend stocks. I found that with relatively low investment, some can pay a decent rate of return.
For example:
Stock A at $9.5 per share has a dividend yield of 8.59% and pays quarterly. At 1000 shares, the cost is $9500 and pays approximately $200 every quarter, or $800 annually. That is an annual rate of almost 9%.
Stock B costs $9830 per 1000 shares at the time of my purchase, and pays 9.5% or approximately $77 per month.
Stock C costs $6800 per 1000 shares, and pays $420 annually.
Compared to the average savings account which pays only 0.51%, these are much higher yields. With an investment of approx $26,000 in just three dividend stocks yields over $2000 per year. I may not be the sharpest crayon in the box. But I personally think investing in dividend stocks pays. Granted, you would still have to do homework and investigate the companies you invest in, and there is always a risk to the loss of capital as with any investment. But, this is a low risk alternative to saving accounts for me.
M. M. Munn
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