
Does Dividend Investing Still Work?
02/14/24 • 28 min
Stocks that grow their dividends have outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks over the long-term, but not in the past 5, 10, and 20 years. Why are non-dividend paying stocks outperforming dividend growers, and will it continue?
Topics covered include:
- What message do companies say when they initiate, grow, or cut their dividend
- What is dividend smoothing
- How have dividend payers performed relative to non-dividend payers
- Why have non-dividend payers, which are primarily growth stocks, outperformed dividend payers
- How the payout ratio and return on equity impact dividend strategies
- What are reasons to include dividend strategies in your portfolio
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Show Notes
The dividend puzzle by Fischer Black—The Journal of Portfolio Management
Can Dividend Investing Rise From the Dead? by Jon Sindreu—The Wall Street Journal
Einhorn Says Markets ‘Fundamentally Broken’ By Passive, Quant Investing by Matthew Griffin—Bloomberg
Investments Mentioned
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)
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Stocks that grow their dividends have outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks over the long-term, but not in the past 5, 10, and 20 years. Why are non-dividend paying stocks outperforming dividend growers, and will it continue?
Topics covered include:
- What message do companies say when they initiate, grow, or cut their dividend
- What is dividend smoothing
- How have dividend payers performed relative to non-dividend payers
- Why have non-dividend payers, which are primarily growth stocks, outperformed dividend payers
- How the payout ratio and return on equity impact dividend strategies
- What are reasons to include dividend strategies in your portfolio
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Show Notes
The dividend puzzle by Fischer Black—The Journal of Portfolio Management
Can Dividend Investing Rise From the Dead? by Jon Sindreu—The Wall Street Journal
Einhorn Says Markets ‘Fundamentally Broken’ By Passive, Quant Investing by Matthew Griffin—Bloomberg
Investments Mentioned
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS)
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)
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429: Which Inflation Protection Strategies Worked and Which Didn’t?
342: Is Another Great Inflation Coming?
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