Performance of the S&P 500 Dividend Payers vs. Non-Payers

Standard & Poor's reported that in December, the the dividend payers in the S&P 500 Index outperformed the non-payers. For the 2006 calendar year, the dividend payers returned 16.9% versus the non-payers return of 12.9%.

Performance as of 12.29.2006

Source: Standard & Poor's