The Importance of Dividend Yields

Recently fellow blogger Random Roger wrote a post an on how to construct a portfolio with one high yielding stock and one ETF for each sector. In the post Roger listed a few of the high yielding stocks currently available in the market. Dividends are an important component of total returns especially in the long-run. The following chart from a study by Credit Suisse shows that 72% of US returns and 92% of UK returns since 1900 have come from dividends:... Read more