CLASSES TO GO Compound Growth Rates and Yield Jim Thomas National Volunteer

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BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION NAIC Principles Invest Regularly Reinvest All Earnings Invest in Quality Growth Companies Diversify to Reduce Risk

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION What are “Earnings” Proceeds from companies you sell Earnings produced by companies you own, which are either … –Paid to you as dividends, or … –Retained by the company and reinvested your behalf

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION Why Reinvest Earnings? Compound Growth! Money (earnings) not invested doesn’t grow Reinvesting means taking money produced by an investment and investing that money too (not necessarily in the same thing!)

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION Example $100 investment with 6% price growth and 4% dividend yield –Investment worth $106 after one year –Plus $4 received as dividends Reinvesting the $4 allows $110 to grow (rather than just $106)

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION Example Results Over Time $100 investment 6% price growth 4% dividend yield Dividends reinvested vs. putting them “in a mattress” Years D i v i d e n d s ReinvestedMattress 5$161$156 10$259$232 15$418$333 20$673$468 25$1,083$649 30$1,745$891 40$4,526$1,648 50$11,739$3,003

What about the SSG? How do Dividends, Reinvesting and Compound Growth relate to the SSG?

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION Percent Payout Annual dividend … as a percentage of annual earnings $0.15 dividend (paid during a year) $1.00 earnings (during that year) 15% payout (i.e., 15% of earnings were paid as dividends)

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION SSG Section 3G: % Payout Annual dividend (F) as a percentage of annual earnings (C), or F ÷ C.

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION Dividend Yield Annual dividend … as a percentage of dollars invested to produce that dividend $3 dividend (paid over a year) $200 invested 1.5% annual dividend yield (i.e., $3 ÷ $200 = 1.5%)

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION SSG Section 3H: % High Yield Annual dividend (F) as a percentage of annual low price (B), or F ÷ B.

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION SSG Section 5A: Present Yield Dividend expected to be paid next year … as a percentage of the current stock price.

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION SSG Section 5B: Avg. % Payout This is a judgment item; you may want to change it. How does it compare with the average from section 3G?

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION SSG Section 5C: Compound Annual Total Return Potential Avg. Annual Yield … combined with … Potential Annual Price Appreciation.

BETTERINVESTING NATIONAL CONVENTION SSG Section 5C: Compound Annual Total Return The computer calculates compound return. Your job is to provide the judgments that flow into this calculation.

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