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A lot of investors are under the impression that "dividend stocks are boring, slow-growing companies that can't beat the market."
In fact, there are seven proven ways to beat the market, and dividend growth stocks are one of these so-called "smart beta (rules-based)" strategies.
Momentum has been red hot in recent years, but no strategy is ever #1 forever.
If it were everyone would plow so much money into those kinds of companies that valuations would become excessive and total returns would become poor in the future.
For 10 years or more, time