Why Microsoft Is a Great Income Stock Despite a 0.77% Yield [Yahoo! Finance]
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A combination of growing earnings, accelerating share buybacks, and hefty cash flow from operating activities points to Microsoft continuing its prodigious dividend growth in the years ahead. 10 stocks we like better than Microsoft › When mapping out compound growth scenarios, one trick to use is the "Rule of 72." To see how long it takes an amount to double at a fixed growth rate, divide 72 by the rate of increase for your answer. For instance, capital growing at 8% a year will double in nine years, while an investment compounding at 10% a year will double in roughly seven. The Rule of 72 is imprecise, but it gets you close. Even if the doubling takes a few years, you would be surprised at how that can add up over an investing lifetime. For instance, the S&P 500 's average annual gain since 1975 is 12.2% each year, including dividends. Using the Rule of 72, that's a double roughly every six years, which doesn't sound life-changing. Yet it's enough to turn every $100 invested 5
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