Dividend Stocks: Defense is Still The Best Offense!

Just mention the words “dividend investing” and most investors are bored stiff. Why’s that? Well, many investors have been (incorrectly) conditioned to believe that it’s impossible to make serious money investing in dividend-paying stocks. If you’re one of them, it’s time to reprogram your brain. Because hard data proves that this conventional wisdom about dividend stocks is dead wrong!

As famous Wharton School Finance professor, Jeremy Siegel, sums it up: “Dividends have been the overwhelming source of stockholder returns throughout time, and firms that have higher dividend yields have given better returns to investors.” So again, if you’re one of the many who think dividend investing is downright boring and unattractive, it’s time to reconsider. Especially now. Here’s why… Dividend Payers = Top Performers

Source: Wall Street Daily

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