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Dividend Growth Stocks: 9 Dividend Stocks Building Superior Long-Term Returns

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Ned Davis Research examined the relative performances of stocks between 1972 and 2006 and established a link between rising dividends and superior long-term returns. The study found S&P 500 stocks that consistently increased their dividends returned 10.4% total return (dividends + share price appreciation), while those that did not increase their dividends returned only 8.2%.

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10-K - EPOCH HOLDING CORP

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6 Dividend Stocks Raising Dividends and Expectations | Dividends Value

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Gregg S. Fisher noted in a 2009 Forbes article that the assumption that investors are rational agents is bunk. Logic has very little to do with short-term movements in stock prices.

6 Dividend Stocks Increasing Their Yield | Dividends Value

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Just as picking fruit from a mango tree does not harm it, living off dividends does not damage the investment’s ability to produce future results. A portfolio of dividend investments will not only provide income in retirement, but can be passed to your children who can continue to reap the benefits.