Investing in solid companies with reasonable valuations can be a simple and effective investment strategy for superior returns. Even better, if the company is distributing lots of cash to investors via dividends and buybacks, this provides an additional reason to buy the stock.
A Quantitative Strategy That Makes Sense
Dividends and buybacks say a lot about the fundamental health of a business. If management is consistently returning cash to investors, then the company is generating more cash than it needs to retain, which is a clear sign of underlying fundamental health.
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