Dividend stocks are an investor’s best friend. Not only do they offer the potential for capital appreciation over time, but they provide a regular stream of income. It is a powerful combination that helps supercharge a portfolio’s total return.
It is why billionaires love dividend stocks. Warren Buffett, one of the greatest investors of our time, earns around $6 billion a year in dividend payments for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B).
No one should blindly buy the same stocks as billionaire investors, or anyone else for that matter. But these super-investors have a proven track record of success that is hard to beat. Investing greats like Buffett, Peter Lynch, and others became billionaires by beating the market year after year for a decade or more. It’s worthwhile to keep an eye on the strategies they employ to help juice the total returns of our own portfolio.
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