Peter Pru Podcast Show

SCHD vs VOO: I Finally Did The Math (Here's The Honest Answer)

July 27, 2026·8 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

🖥️ Register For A Workshop + Free Calculators & Watchlist: 👉 https://onlypeterpru.com/ark-options-workshop?utm_source=pod&utm_id=social🚨Get Trade Ideas & Market Updates: 👉 https://theweeklywheel.beehiiv.com/For a long time, my answer to the endless debate between VOO and SCHD was simply "it depends," but since that isn't particularly useful, I finally sat down and ran the actual numbers across multiple timeframes and scenarios to give you a definitive answer. In this video, I break down the 10-year head-to-head math—showing how VOO's growth and tech-heavy focus won the total return race over the past decade, while SCHD's lower volatility during bear markets and superior long-term dividend growth trajectory offer an unmatched income engine for the future. We'll explore the concept of assigning the right "job" to your capital depending on whether you're in the wealth-building phase or preparing for retirement, and why understanding these differences changes everything about how you construct your portfolio.

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