This single chart (from Yardeni Research) reveals the secret to 55.8% dividend yields : The Power of Dividend Growth Source: Yardeni Research What are we looking at here? Simply this: if you’d invested in the average S&P 500 stock back in 1970, you’d be yielding 55.8% on your original buy today. (And in just a few minutes, I’ll reveal 5 stocks whose strong payout growth will get you there a lot faster than that.) Think about that: 55.8% is more than half of what you originally invested—returned to your pocket every year in dividend checks! Even if you didn’t buy in till 1990, you’d still be yielding a hefty 14.6% today.… Read more