A new approach to dividends

A good majority of Indian equity investors are guilty of ignoring dividends. I mean, they obviously welcome whatever money comes through equity dividends, but that's about the only interest they have. The sums are generally too small compared to what they are really looking for in equity investments, namely, big gains in stock prices. For anyone but a short-term trader, this is a mistake. Paying attention to dividends can do much more for you as an investor than just the rupee amount of the dividend. Most people buy a stock with the goal of selling it at some multiple, so collecting pennies from dividends is not part of their agenda. India is a growing country. I don't mean in the broad economic sense - although that's certainly true - but in the sense of what Indian equity investors are interested in. Look at the major indexes like the Sensex, Nifty a