VZ
Verizon Communications
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VZ is better

VZ

MO, VZ, PFE, O, EMN are a few that I have.

Congrats on getting started! That's big step, so feel good about it. I don't own any ETF's in this portfolio, only single stocks. I'll repost what I told someone else below here ::
My stocks are very boring for the most part and the reasoning behind owning many of them are pretty simple.
KO - I bought it in 2012 - my first true dividend pick. I chose it because of the steady, consistent, reliable growing dividend and I LOVE Coke Zero. I got in around the mid-30’s and have reinvested every single dividend since then. The last time I added to this position was December of 2016.
In 2013 I bought MO and PM. Mainly because they pay hefty growing dividends and sell a very addictive product. I’m also a former smoker and wanted to get all my money back from these guys.
I bought JNJ in 2015 because I wanted exposure to the largest healthcare/pharmacy company on the planet at the time. They have a long successful history of growing dividends along with a AAA balance sheet.
In 2017 I bought PEP because they are more than just drinks, they have the snacks side as well. Again, another company with long history of paying dividends.
In 2018 I bought ABBV because of the potential share growth coupled with a high dividend growth rate. This was the same reason I bought MSFT in 2018. I also wanted to add some tech exposure to my portfolio. I recently added more to MSFT this year.
In 2019 I bought VZ when it was trading higher than it is now, I did add in subsequence years bringing my cost basis down. I’m actually not a fan of VZ of have sold calls against my position to enhance my returns and hopefully sell out of the position altogether at some point in the next 12-18 months.
2020 I got AFL at a great deal in the mid-30’s. It has a fantastic dividend history with a very low payout ratio. It’s my best performer as I’m up nearly 300%.
This year I bought AMZN under $200 in an attempt to add more tech exposure to my holdings. I also bought ADP in the low $200’s as well. ADP has a great business and I believe it’ll survive the software scare that has hammered many stocks. 
That’s it. I own 11 stocks. Over the years I have bought and sold some, not a lot - names like UNP, TGT, UPS, SO, etc. Usually capturing 10-30% returns in those. But for the most part I buy, hold and reinvest dividends and add to my positions on significant dips.

How old are you? I was huge on dividend aristocrats, dividend growers, and the highest yielding companies. Years later I realize I could have had a much larger portfolio had I not.
I own MSFT and VZ. My MSFT position yields more which quickly made me realize dividend growth is more effective that current yield, unless you presently need the income.

I’m planning on selling MCK once I’m back in profit, and I’ll probably do the same with PSKY. I’m down pretty hard on PSKY from my initial investment, so at this point I’m mostly holding until I can either break even or at least cut the loss down significantly.
My main focus is really the ETFs you see listed. The individual stocks I hold are mostly either companies I genuinely like and that perform well, like JPM and UPS, or positions I use to increase dividend exposure such as VZ, ET, HD, and KO.
VDE is my energy ETF play. I only want a smaller position in it so that when oil and energy sectors do really well, I can benefit from the upside, but if oil performs poorly, my exposure and risk stay limited.
RVI is basically my exposure to the futures market. It’s been very profitable since its listing, and I actually executed a stop loss a few days ago, locked in a small profit, then bought back in at a lower price right before it moved back up.