Am looking at investing 80% (80,000) of my capital in ishares dividend based ETF's across the board - DJ Euro Stoxx, US, Asia Pacific and UK. I would like to have some income at the same time as investing in equities. I know that potentially dividend shares might not grow at the same rate as non dividend shares but the dividend combined with a slower growth rate might work out much the same and a way of living for today and tomorrow! Would really welcome any opinions on this as a long term strategy. Many thanks.