Why Total Return Is More Important Than Increases In Market Capitalization

It seems like a lot of investors focus on increases in total return ... It's actually possible to make more money from a company that barely increased their market capitalization versus one that went up 1,000%. That's all because of share repurchases, cash dividends, and spin-offs. Any one of these three items can result in someone making a tremendous amount of money from a stock that appears not to have budged one iota on a ten-year chart. Keep that in mind. In the meantime, for more information on the specifics, read Why Total Return Is More Important Than Increases In Market Capitalization.