Posts Tagged ‘ dividends ’

The Power of Dividends – And What They Say About Future Returns

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September 20, 2011
Dividends over the short term

Advisor Perspectives magazine has just published our latest: "The return on equities is driven by dividends, since companies must ultimately distribute their hard-earned cash to shareholders. Given that reality, recent history of dividend yields portends a disappointing future for US equity investors, one of sub-par returns relative to historical averages."
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Dividends, the Key to Long Term Returns, Even for Growth Stocks

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September 12, 2011
The importance of dividends

What ultimately determines stock returns? Is it earnings? No. It is dividends, even for companies that presently pay none. Today we discuss why dividends are the key to long term returns, even when we discuss growth stocks that pay little or no dividend.
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Todays Links: The View from Here

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October 14, 2008
Todays Links: The View from Here

Yesterday was one fo the best days ever for the stock markets: What does it mean? I think it ultimately depends on factors unrelated to the move itself. Econompic provides us with some context: Obviously large one day moves in and of themselves tell us little about what is to come. So, let us...
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The False Promise of Buybacks-Updated

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January 25, 2008

Where Have Buybacks Gone, asks the Wall Street Journal? I cannot tell you how often I heard that buybacks were going to keep earnings strong (Ken Fisher in particular comes to mind.) As the Journal points out, that can dry up if people need the capital, or in a related issue, have loaded themselves...
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