Digging for Dividends
Many investors focus on so-called "growth stocks" in their rush for riches, when study after study demonstrates that dividend-yielding stocks can offer as much as a 25-to-1 advantage.
One study by Ned Davis Research notes that dividend-paying stocks provided returns of more than 10% annually from 1972 to 2005. In contrast, non-dividend-paying stocks posted gains of just 4.1%.
Given that this research study started at the worst possible time in the past 40 years -- just prior to the "bear market" of 1973-'74, which dragged on for 21 months and caused shares to lose 48.2% of their value -- these numbers are especially noteworthy.
Follow this playbook, and you won't have to remain a spectator during lousy markets. You'll be out on the playing field -- and you'll beat the bear.
Five Keys to Value Investing Profits
Some say this style of investing is broken, but there is a time and a place for this technique to work when you keep your focus.
Which Party Is Actually Better For the Markets?
While many people believe that Republicans are better for the markets, historical data on the Dow doesn't seem to support that notion.
Be Selectively Bullish During the Financial Crisis
The Street's assumptions are wrong (again). You can pick your places to start buying now.
Keith Fitz-Gerald has a winning formula that will help traders get the profits they desire.
