In recent years, many investors have shifted their focus from dividend-paying stocks to high-growth secular-themed stocks that typically don’t offer dividends.
There are two components to a stock's total return: capital appreciation and income. Capital appreciation refers to the straightforward concept of an increasing market value as reflected by its ...
Dividend aristocrat stocks have largely done well in the past few years. The closely-followed ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) has jumped by over 133% from its lowest level in 2020.