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Re:Ask HN: Investments by jfaucett on Monday May 08, 2017 @06:44PM (#14296313)
I've been looking into Vanguard ETFs recently but it looks like the quarterly dividends don't even make up for inflation. The total stock market ETF is paying about $2 yearly at a market price of around $125.

What specific index funds do you invest in?

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Re:Ask HN: Investments by Gustomaximus on Monday May 08, 2017 @08:17PM (#14296739)
> Vanguard ETFs recently but it looks like the quarterly dividends don't even make up for inflation

The gain is expected from capital growth, not dividends.

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