Investing 102

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Thanks for taking the time to reply to everyone’s questions. I know the same questions get asked over and over.

That said, I’m through the first hundred or so pages and haven’t run across my particular question. At least not that I recognized, anyway.

Let me try again. It looks like the average dividend yield across the market is between 2% and 3%. Take Home Depot for example. It’s current dividend yield is 2.13%, which isn’t enough to warrant a buy on the dividend alone. It is however benefiting from the current housing growth and the stock price has been on a steady climb.

Another example is Ford. It pays a dividend of almost 5%, but the stock price has been on a decline since 2014. So again, it doesn’t fit the criteria.

Verizon has a nearly 6% dividend, but the stock has been mostly flat for the past five years. So it’s beating inflation, but still well behind the market.

I suppose what I’m saying is so far the intersection of stocks with a 5% dividend and a flat to increasing share price has been a bit like finding a unicorn for me Based on my difficulties so far, I’m wondering if I’m misunderstanding some of the terminology, or if these stocks are just difficult to find.

Thanks again! Just trying to put all the pieces together here