Historically, the portfolio of companies that have paid higher dividend yield has performed better than the broader market equity indices. And this becomes evident from the fact that the calendar year return of these indices shows that out of 15 years of study, in 7 years, Nifty Dividend Opportunities 50 has outperformed Nifty 500. The article examines the phenomenon while also listing the five best dividend-yielding stocks

The dynamic Indian market demands adaptability, with multinational companies outsourcing to comply with regulatory policies. Indian firms are also shifting towards asset-light models, focusing on core competencies.

The outperformance of NASDAQ is not broad-based and is primarily led by a few companies that are dominant in new emerging technologies and are leading the wave. Indian IT companies and many other traditional IT companies will see a temporary slowdown till the time they do the catching up either organically or inorganically

Over the past one month we have seen a dramatic shift in the performance of the Indian equity indices.

Base rate investing offers a distinct advantage to investors encouraging them to look beyond the noise and focus on underlying fundamentals and longterm trends.