Why You Should Avoid Dividend Growth Investing (Or Not) | Seeking Alpha

Why You Should Avoid Dividend Growth Investing (Or Not) | Seeking Alpha: Investors who invest in ETFs try to mimic the market's total return. They avoid buying individual stocks, and they buy the cheapest index funds available. They will tell you that you cannot beat the markets in the long term. You may beat the market once or even twice, but statistically the chances of beating the markets for many consecutive years are slim to none. Therefore, it makes much more sense to not even try, avoid the loss of potential return and buy index funds that mimic the S&P 500 (SPY).