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Originally Posted by GregWeld
Historical studies show that dividends contribute one-third to one-half of the total return in the stock market over longer-term holding periods.
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Wow that is a telling statistic! I interpret this as a non-dividend portfolio growth would have to outperform by 66% to 100% just to 'keep up' with a dividend-based portfolio, correct?
If you're not investing in stable, dividend yielding stocks, there better be a darn good reason.