It allows me to predict annual income better, and it allows me to select stocks that
offer high dividend growth rates.
Not exact matches
There are a multitude of reasons as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves over an investing lifetime by focusing on
dividend stocks, specifically one of two strategies -
dividend growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of companies that have raised their
dividends at
rates considerably above average and
high dividend yield, which focuses on stocks that
offer significantly above - average
dividend yields as measured by the
dividend rate compared to the stock market price.
Clearly, combining
dividend reinvestment, with
high yielding stocks that
offer a good
rate of
dividend growth pays more than
dividends!
Now, as many investors worry about a global
growth slowdown, rising
rates and
higher volatility in U.S. equity markets,
dividend growers
offer potential opportunities due to their healthy balance sheets, as well as better valuations, and lower volatility.
No.Yrs = Consecutive years of
higher dividends; MR = Most Recent; DGR =
Dividend Growth Rate; *
Offers Company - sponsored
Dividend Reinvestment / Stock Purchase Plan.
Now, as many investors worry about a global
growth slowdown, rising
rates and
higher volatility in U.S. equity markets,
dividend growers
offer potential opportunities due to their healthy balance sheets, as well as better valuations, and lower volatility.
Investing in foreign stocks
offer many advantages such as a wide universe of stocks to choose,
higher dividend yields in some markets, different earnings
growth rates and potential
high growth opportunities, etc..