American States Water: There Are Better Ways To DRIP Your Income Stream

olando_o/iStock via Getty Images As a proponent of an income compounding approach to dividend investing, I am often challenged with comparisons to a more traditional dividend growth strategy that focuses on dividend growth and total return. The concept of total return in the context of DGI (dividend growth investing) means price appreciation from an initial investment along with dividend income that grows year after year. The income compounder approach that I utilize to grow my dividend income stream focuse ...