The impact of Stock Dividends on Total Return

In many posts I have stressed the importance of the income an investment provides as much as any capital appreciation you may hope to gain from the investment. In my last post I described a real estate investment I have held for the past 20 years and the income it provides. The importance of income […]

Equity Income Investing

An important part of an equity’s return is the annual income it provides. However, in my experience when talking to investors, most people only pay attention to an equity investment’s potential capital gains and ignore the investment’s income. In this post I will provide some historical information and my own opinion why I think this […]