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Dividend Paying Stocks Outperform In 2011: An ETF Strategy For Benefiting

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  Published Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:02:55 -0500 on Seeking Alpha
  

  
  

  Many investors look at dividend stocks as a source of income. While they do pay a stream of cash, this is not the primary reason to invest in dividend paying stocks. Investing in dividend paying stocks is a total returns strategy. In other words, the reason to invest in dividend stocks is because they theoretically have a higher total return than non-dividend paying stocks. Before we continue, allow me to address a major misconception about dividend investing that is repeatedly presented by the marketing departments of many investment companies. I'm sure you've seen the classic line chart comparing the growth of a price index with the growth of a total returns index. The 'outperformance' of the total returns line, because of the addition of dividends, is impressive. Unfortunately, this type of comparison is misleading because dividends and price appreciation are the two components that make up any equity investment. If... Read more
  

  Stock name									ISIN	Last trade		P/E	Earnings/Share	Dividend/Share	Dividend yield
  ISHARES DOW JONES INTERNATIONAL SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX FUND									US4642884484
  SPDR S&P DIVIDEND ETF									US78464A7634

  
  

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