3 Brand-Name Stocks With Shareholder Yields of 11% (or Higher)
There's no sugarcoating just how important dividend stocks have historically been to investors. According to a report put out by J.P. Morgan Assert Management in 2013, publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payout between 1972 and 2012 delivered an average annualized return of 9.5%. Comparatively, non-dividend-paying companies returned just 1.6% per year during this same stretch.
The magnitude of this bifurcation really shouldn't surprise anyone. After all, dividend-paying stocks are often time-tested and profitable businesses, making them something of a beacon for long-term investors and income seekers.
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