I had a lengthy but productive discussion with a friend recently. i shall share it below. as usual, no lengthy essays as i like to present in a short and concise manner. we can see the obvious gains we can achieve through the effects of compoundation, and it is one of the more proven method, if not the most. why then is it harder to succeed in singapore through the same principles of dividend investing and reinvesting? we can see in the usa, there are numerous companies such as mcd, colgate, general mills, coca cola and more, which are perpetual dividend raisers. a lot of these companies have raised their dividend yoy for the past 25 years, some even more. u can google them out. And more importantly, a lot of these companies pay a quarterly dividend. and last but not least, no rights issue exists for them. so we ...