Having been an investor since I was a teenager I have employed many types of investing. But I always find myself being the most comfortable with dividend growth investing. I love the idea of getting paid by great companies while I own their stock and getting a raise from those companies every year in the form of dividend growth.
While investing in dividend growth stocks is no guarantee of financial
success I feel comfortable having history is on my side. Research by
investment firm Dreyfus indicates dividends have made up over 50% of the
total market returns since 1926.
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| A beautiful vacation view paid for with dividends. |
As much as I enjoy following my investments, I find owning and holding dividend stocks of great companies gives me not only peace of mind but time to pursue other interests when I don't feel like watching the stock market or I want to take a week or two off from my investment "homework."
Over the years dividends have helped purchase cars for our family, pay for vacations, or just provide some extra money for whatever we needed. Perhaps even better, it adds to my funds for purchases of new or additional dividend stock. Dividend investments will continue to make up the majority of my investment portfolio.
The opinions presented here are mine and not meant as financial
advice or a recommendation to purchase a specific investment. Do your
own due diligence. Pictures are mine.
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