Dividends rule

The 3rd edition of my eBook  "DIVIDENDS RULE" was published November 2021 and remains relevant today.  This book is intended to be concise and direct as to how and why Dividends should be at the core of any portfolio, especially for those in or entering retirement.

There are 5 Key steps to creating Sustainable Income for Retirement outlined in the book plus direction on Dividend strategies providing Preservation of Capital and Growth.

If you wish to obtain a copy of "DIVIDENDS RULE" click on the link above.

If you have questions I can be reached at 905-309-9990 or vwarrington@alignedcp.com

A quick excerpt from the first pages of the book.

Ten+ years ago, was the first publication of this e-book in February of 2011. 

The good news is that in 2021 (3rd edition), the main tenant of “dividend growers” has maintained its value as we move into the late stages of one of the longest bull markets on record. 

This is truly the third publication of this e-book as I will:

• Review the results of the last 10+ years.
• What has changed and what has remained the same.
• Do I still use this Dividends Rule approach today and if so has it been appended?
• The expansion of this “Canadian equity” approach as it applies globally.

My primary goal is to lay it out in very simple terms that are easy to comprehend.  My secondary goal is to help you warm up to and incorporate Canadian and Globally focused companies paying dividends as the basis of your Portfolio.

To this end my “Dividends Rule” thesis continues with a simple approach:

• Dividends typically lead to portfolio growth along with sustainable income for retirement while protecting your capital, and
• Companies paying dividends typically also increase in value due to investor demand

Support is simple as well:

• Historically in Canada, dividends make up 30%+ of the total returns of investing in stocks depending on the period being reviewed.
• When we look at the last 46 years, thru 2023, of the S&P/TSX Composite Index, 32% of total market returns are from dividends.  (RBC Capital Markets Quantitative Research data as of Dec. 31st, 2023)

When you look at performance by dividend attribution, The chart above, shows that Dividend Growers have provided 77% greater return than the index.  The Dividend Payers group has provided 50% greater return than the index.  And when compared to Non-Dividend Payers the performance is dramatically greater, to the tune of 9 times over this 46 year period.

From the chart above, if all you had focused on was companies who either grew their dividends or as a bare minimum kept them flat, you would have outperformed the TSX composite index.  The data for this chart has only been accumulated since 1977, but I bet you would see this consistency throughout history. 

To get the full story with the 5 Steps to creating sustainable income, capital preservation strategies and how to grow your wealth, get hold of the revised copy of 'DIVIDENDS RULE'.

Call Vaughn directly at 905-309-9990 or by email vwarrington@alignedcp.com