Last Saturday, we conducted our first webinar for 2019 where we talked extensively about dividend stocks. Here are the key takeaways:
Dividends make up a huge component of the overall returnsStock returns are made up of a mixture of capital gains and dividends – and dividends make up a significant component of the overall return depending on the country.
It’s also important to note that is the re-investment of these dividends over long periods of time (as opposed to simply spending it) that gives the highest returns.
Also equally important to note for income investors is that the country you are investing in matters. The US market has a dividend withholding tax of 30% deducted at source when dividends are paid to you so that will impact your after-tax return.
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