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Beat the S&P 500 with Monthly Dividends

November 23, 2011 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: ACG , MMT , PDT

In this volatile, slow growth market, dividends are one way to ensure your returns do not remain stagnant in the months and years to come. As investors seek more dividend income, a number of low quality closed-end funds are showing up in recommendations. Dividends are great but you do not want to couple them with price change loses. The downturn in price can blow up a great dividend investment in days. I avoid this by selecting the highest quality CEFs that pay monthly dividends and have a total return that beats the S&P 500 (SPY) index over the last year.  Read more here