Dividend-paying companies hit the “sweet spot” for investors by having higher returns with less volatility than the broad market
Volatility vs. returns
DEC. 1998 - DEC. 2014
Over the last 15 years not only has the dividend index significantly out-performed the broad based market it has done so with meaningfully less volatility
Over the last 15 years the dividend index achieved a 46% higher annualized return with 17% less volatility