Why Boring Old Dividend Stocks Might Be Your Best Bet
Let’s be honest, shall we? The investment world has gone a bit mad. We’re constantly bombarded with stories of tech start-ups, companies with baffling names and even more baffling business models, burning through cash like a lottery winner on a weekend bender. They promise to change the world, disrupt everything, and make you fabulously wealthy. The only thing they don’t seem to produce is, well, actual profit. And I, for one, am getting a little tired of it.
To me, investing has always been about a simple transaction. You give a company your capital, and in return, you own a small piece of it. If that company does well and makes money, it seems only fair that you, an owner, should get a slice of the pie. It’s a wonderfully old fashioned idea, I know, but it’s one that seems to have been forgotten in the frantic chase for the next big thing.