Investing in Stock: Technical Analysis #1

If in doubt, buy a dividend stock, preferably a growing dividend stock.

Proof is in the pudding; dividend stocks beat the market and growing dividend stocks do even better. The following is courtesy of RBC Capital Markets

S&P 500 Total Return: Last 10 Years (to Feb. 15, 2007)

S&P 500 Non-Dividend Payers: 6.3%
S&P 500 Total Return: 8.0%
S&P 500 Dividend Payers: 8.5%
S&P 500 Dividend Growers: 9.1%


TSX Total Return: Last 10 Years (to Feb. 15, 2007)

TSX Non-Dividend Payers: 2.7%
TSX Total Return: 8.5%
TSX Dividend Payers: 14.2%
TSX Dividend Growers: 15.5%