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By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Why all the fuss about dividends?

Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Why all the fuss about dividends? — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:02:28 +0000

[...] dividend stocks mainly composed of boring and mature companies with minimum upside potential? While dividends do constitute the majority of stock return over time, the knock on dividends has been that returning money to shareholders is not the optimal use of [...]

By: Weekly Dividend Investing Roundup - November 15, 2008 » The Dividend Guy Blog

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:02:04 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:12:04 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Typo fixed.

By: Marianne O

Marianne O — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:27 +0000

Interesting… I’m just starting to weigh the relative merits of index investing versus an intensive focus on dividend-paying stocks. Thanks for the info.

A tiny error: In your third paragraph you refer to “the average return return on equities” — I think you mean real return?

Thanks again.

By: This and That: Surviving the Crunch

This and That: Surviving the Crunch — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:24:25 +0000

[...] Thicken my Wallet reminds investors on the importance of dividends in equity returns. [...]

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A Lap Of The Blogs : WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:12:36 +0000

[...] My Wallet discusses the role of dividends in long term stock returns. I would add that in the early 1950’s the dividend yield of the S&P500 was around [...]

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:43:12 +0000

Thanks for the mention Thicken. It is a common mistake to ignore dividends when looking at past stock market returns. Today, investors can expect 8% to 10% in stocks before expenses and taxes. Fully 3% would be from dividends, which is a significant chunk of the total return.