Dividend Fundamentals

Most broker platforms show you what your portfolio is worth today. Very few show you what it is earning in dividends, how that income is growing year over year, or what your yield on cost looks like across positions bought at different prices and times. A dedicated dividend tracking spreadsheet fills that gap. This one…

High dividend yield vs dividend growth – this is the most fundamental strategic choice every dividend investor faces. Both approaches generate income. Both have legitimate proponents. But the long-term data tells a clear story – and it is not as intuitive as it might seem. This article compares high dividend yield and dividend growth strategies…

What is a good dividend payout ratio? It’s one of the most important questions in dividend investing – yet yield gets all the attention. But experienced dividend investors know that yield alone tells you almost nothing about whether a dividend is safe, sustainable, or likely to grow. The payout ratio is a far more reliable…

Most dividend investors track current yield. It’s visible on every broker platform, every stock screener, and every financial website. But current yield only tells you what a stock pays relative to today’s price – not relative to what you paid. Dividend yield on cost fixes that. It shows your actual return based on your original…

DRIP vs manual reinvestment is one of the most debated questions in dividend investing. Both strategies compound your returns over time – but they do it differently, with different implications for control, tax efficiency, and long-term portfolio construction. This article explains how each approach works, compares the numbers over a 20-year horizon, and gives a…