02-05-2022, 04:15 AM
You looking for trouble Scoot? 
I prefer businesses that can grow the dividend and business consistently. It tends to be a sign of a lasting company. I do monitor total return. I certainly do not want my capital to decrease over the long haul. Of course it is a normal occurrence in the short term. I don't want to trail the S&P by a wide margin year after year, but I don't need to beat the index either. So "yield traps" are out. Dividend cuts are generally a strong warning of trouble ahead. A true DGI stock is a good long term investment.
For most of my years I have mixed growth and value. Decade long market rotations between growth and value are my incentive to balance to some degree. I never know when I may be "right or wrong" for long periods of time if I pick a side.
I prefer businesses that can grow the dividend and business consistently. It tends to be a sign of a lasting company. I do monitor total return. I certainly do not want my capital to decrease over the long haul. Of course it is a normal occurrence in the short term. I don't want to trail the S&P by a wide margin year after year, but I don't need to beat the index either. So "yield traps" are out. Dividend cuts are generally a strong warning of trouble ahead. A true DGI stock is a good long term investment.
For most of my years I have mixed growth and value. Decade long market rotations between growth and value are my incentive to balance to some degree. I never know when I may be "right or wrong" for long periods of time if I pick a side.