There are very few investments in the world that are perfect unto themselves. Most can benefit from being paired with others. That's particularly true in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) universe, where many of these pooled investment products are designed to offer niche exposures.

That's even true with dividend ETFs like the SPDR Portfolio S 500 High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: SPYD), the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD), and the Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ: VYMI).

Let's look at why you might want to put $10,000 of available funds not needed for monthly bills, bolstering an emergency fund, or paying down short-term debt toward buying shares in all three. Doing so will help you create a long-term core dividend portfolio.

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