I  wish someone could logically explain to me about weak performance with regard to dividend paying stocks.  When interest rates were very high in Canada, (some time ago) dividends were competitive.  If the stock price went down the yield went up.  I bought dividend stocks years ago for way less than they sell for today and I haven't sold for capital gain because I'm averaging more than 7%.  When fixed income can pay me more than I'm getting now, I might change my opinion.