These 8.7% Dividends Have Beaten the S&P 500 for Years

Looking for a reliable benchmark for stock returns in the next decade? I’ve got one for you: 7.1%. I say “reliable” because that’s what the S&P 500 has returned, in price growth and dividends, over the last 10 years. And with that timeframe including the worst crash in living history, we can take it …