Is Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) the Most Profitable Dividend Stock to Buy Now? [Yahoo! Finance]
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When it comes to profits, dividend investing is the first thing that springs to mind. Dividends represent a portion of a company's earnings paid out to its shareholders, and over the years, they've come to play a growing role in personal income, with their share increasing notably. According to a report by S&P Dow Jones Indices, dividends as a part of personal income has grown from 2.68% in Q4 1980 to 7.88% in Q2 2024, while net interest has fallen from 14.58% to 7.61% during the same timeframe. The report also mentioned that dividends made up more than one-third of the market's total return from 1936 through 2024, with capital appreciation accounting for the other two-thirds. With the market becoming turbulent today, investors are once again turning their attention to dividend stocks, which had largely been sidelined for the past two years. The last time dividend stocks had their moment was in 2022, but since then, they have been overshadowed by AI stocks. That said, dividend stoc
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