The Easiest Returns You May Be Missing

As an investor, your returns come from three key sources: growth, dividends, and compounding. In the short term, the growth part of those returns might seem to be the most important. After all, it's the part you see every day, and it can change your net worth in a heartbeat. Over time, though, the dividends from a company that takes its responsibility as stewards of its shareholders' money seriously and rewards its owners directly for their risks can really add up. And if you take those dividends and reinvest them, either in the same company or in other strong, shareholder friendly businesses, then you start getting the true benefits of compounding.... Read more