Stocks that grow their dividends have outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks over the long-term, but not in the past 5, 10, and 20 years. Why are non-dividend paying stocks outperforming dividend growers, and will it continue? Topics covered include: What message do companies say when they initiate, grow, or cut their dividendWhat is dividend smoothingHow have dividend payers performed relative to non-dividend payersWhy have non-dividend payers, which are primarily growth stocks, outperformed dividend payersHow the payout ratio and return on equity impact dividend strategiesWhat are reasons to include dividend strategies in your portfolio Sponsors LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Betterment - the automated investing and savings app Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes The dividend puzzle by Fischer Black—The Journal of Portfolio Management Can Dividend Investing Rise From the Dead? by Jon Sindreu—The Wall Street Journal Einhorn Says Markets ‘Fundamentally Broken’ By Passive, Quant Investing by Matthew Griffin—Bloomberg Your Mutual Fund Stinks. Can This Wall Street Invention Change That? by Jason Zweig—The Wall Street Journal Asset Camp Investments Mentioned WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend ETF (DEM) Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) Related Episodes 429: Which Inflation Protection Strategies Worked and Which Didn’t?  342: Is Another Great Inflation Coming? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Professional investors and other market participants are lousy at forecasting interest rates. Here are three more options to lock in higher yields today. Topics covered include: The risk of buying long-term bonds and ETFs to benefit from falling yieldsHow volatility drag has impacted a long-term bond ETF like TLTWhy interest rates won't go up just because the government issues more bondsHow CDs, fixed annuities, and zero-coupon bonds workWe compare and contrast the seven fixed-income options reviewed in this two-part series Sponsors Monarch Money – Get an extended 30-day free trial Money for the Rest of Us listener survey Insiders Guide Email Newsletter Get our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter Our Premium Products Asset Camp Money for the Rest of Us Plus Show Notes Investors may be getting the Federal Reserve wrong, again—The Economist Today's Best Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuities—Immediate Annuities Zero-Coupon Treasuries Flew Off Shelves During October Yield Surge by Elizabeth Stanton—Bloomberg Investments Mentioned iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF (BSCT) Related Episodes 463: How to Lock in Higher Yields in Case Interest Rates Fall 418: Bond Investing Masterclass See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.