Prediction: Buying High-Yield Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Today Could Set You Up for Life

Stocks in the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) yield an average of roughly 1.2% today. That makes the 3.6% yield of Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) look downright huge. But the attractive yield on offer from this dividend-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) is just the start of the story. Here's why this somewhat complicated ETF could set you up for a lifetime of attractive dividends.Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is an index-tracking exchange-traded fund, so, technically, it doesn't really do much of anything. Whatever the index buys, the ETF buys. The real story here is the index, which is the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. You may never have heard of this index, which isn't surprising, because it was specifically created so an ETF could track it.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool