Why you should stick to high-yielding stocks

Many people think they will do well out of trading shares regularly over time. But hardly anyone does. For the majority of private investors, the biggest rewards of both income and capital will likely come from a strategy of 'long-term hold', says Stephen Bland.

I recently read a fascinating interview with Jim Cullen, an American fund manager with a lifetime of experience in the business. And I think you'll be interested in what he has to say.

According to Cullen, if you had $1,000 in the S&P 500 in 1957 with dividends reinvested it would have turned into $149,598 by 2009. The same investment in the 20 per cent of S&P stocks with the lowest yield would have turned into $60,586. But an identical investment into the top 20 per cent, by yield, would have become $577,587.

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Stephen runs his own investment newsletter, The Dividend Letter, based on his successful 'High Yield Portfolio' strategy.