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FYI: By focusing on stocks that have high dividend yields or whose dividends steadily rise, dividend funds have managed to beat the S&P 500 in the past 15 years.
The power of dividends can be seen in the growth of a $10,000 investment in the average dividend fund made on March 31, 2000. The investment would have grown to $25,071 by April 17 this year, according to Morningstar Inc. data. The same amount plunked down in the S&P 500 would have increased to $18,534. Regards, Ted http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MTkyNzExMzc=
