"Why Investors Are Right to Love Dividends"
July 08, 2025
Academics used to be puzzled for quite some time why investors seemed to "love" dividends. But now they've acknowledged that investors seem to be right:
Data from the past 50 years compiled by Ned Davis Research shows that the annualized return of dividend payers in the S&P 500 was 9.2%, compared with only 4.3% for nonpayers, and with less choppiness too.