Is the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF a Safer Bet in a Volatile Market?

Sometimes it makes sense to swing for the fences when you are investing, even if your focus is on dividend stocks. But at other times, it makes sense to play it safer. Right now, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index trading near its all-time high, a bit of caution is probably in order. Which is why Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) is a more prudent bet today.Image source: Getty Images.One of the easiest ways to invest in the stock market is to just buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the S&P 500 -- for example, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). There's actually nothing wrong with that approach, per se, but if you are looking to put some money to work in the market today, you ought to keep valuation in mind. The S&P 500's rise to its current lofty levels has been driven mostly by a small number of megacap technology stocks.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool