Summary

• You can achieve an 11% yield and a ten-year average total return of 12% in ten years.
• To do it, you need a 4.7% starting yield and 10% dividend growth, assuming the market performs as it has historically.
• Try to invest in stocks with a minimum of a 4% yield, 10% annual dividend growth, and a maximum payout ratio of 75%.
• Calculate the payout ratio based on cash flow from operations and/or free cash flow.
• You can make gobs of money reinvesting dividends in a stock that declines.
• Because I’m such a nice guy, I’m providing a free calculator at www.getrichwithdividends.com to help you figure out the future yields and total returns of your stock based on the variables that you enter.