I had money in Vanguard for a while. I sold out of it, it wasn't making money and didn't seem to track the index it claimed to. The process was very opaque, b

I had money in Vanguard for a while. I sold out of it, it wasn't making money and didn't seem to track the index it claimed to. The process was very opaque, buy & sell requests only processed once a week, they determined the price you sold at, etc. I guess trading it as an ETF could have negated some of those issues. Now I invest in stocks with high yield dividends. Generally I look for stocks that have yields of 8 - 10%, then investigate the company further to see why that's the case. I'm looking for rare moments when big successful companies have a temporary blip that makes them a bargain. Some of the shares I've bought are now paying out 20%+ annually just in dividends, compared to the price I paid for them.