Ultimately, you have to decide your own investment strategy. But from my point of view, since you just graduated, meaning you still have 30-40 years in front of you before you retire, focusing too much on dividend might not be the right thing for you. I say 'might' because I have no idea what's your personal situation.

However, if you plan is to maximize future wealth, focusing too much on dividend can do more harm than good to your long term return. Since your focus is to generate a long term CAGR, focus on return on capital and the quality of the business. ROC is the ultimate long term key driver that decides your long term return not dividend. Dividend is just a byproduct of a management decision.

Not to mention, yes dividend is great, but you have to take into account that those dividend that you receive needs to be invested back into the market, so you have to think about reinvestment opportunity - is there always another good opportunity waiting for you? You have to think about time, how much time you have to spend researching to find the right opportunity, and lastly, the probability of making mistakes because of decision fatigue. These are all opportunity cost.

Since this thread is about dividend, I'm actually looking for counters that are decent in dividends payout. Can someone guide me on where/how to start?

How do u define "decent" dividend payout?

Since this thread is about dividend, I'm actually looking for counters that are decent in dividends payout. Can someone guide me on where/how to start?

There are 3 way to go about it.
1) buy reits
2) buy bluechip stocks
3) buy stocks which give decent dividend yield.

Check out EPS, DPS, Payout ratio. Come I give you eg.
Nestle. Bluechip. Dividend only 3%+, but dividend increases yearly.
Good place to start
Dividend Magic

Another good blog post
http://investmentmoats.com/money-managemen...your-portfolio/

Thanks for the leads! Appreciate it loads.

Another stategy is load up on cash, wait for time when everyone is selling then dump it in. Easily can get 10% p.a like how this bloger did it.
http://singaporeanstocksinvestor.blogspot.com
He's a singpaorean blogger but still relevant.

I invest in SG stocks that's why I am following his method + combination of other methods. Bid my time. When the time comes, just dump it in. If there's nothing to buy, don't buy.

Why Bursa? Buy and Sell, ratio 1 : 1

Invest in companies in SG, HK or NYSE / Nasdaq..
Gain / Loss  X  currency exchange rates too.  Fast up / down..
Dividend also X currency exchange rates too.

How to invest in SG, HK or NYSE / Nasdaq ?
Can we invest by using CDS account ?

Our CDS tak laku outside malaysia.
You can buy from local brokerage like Cimb, maybank, etc but you pay premium (higher commision, maybe maintenance fee,  dividend fee).
Or you open a brokerage in that country an pay only brokerage comission which will be cheaper than our local brokerage.

Bro is talking like a pro now,... haha,... everywhere also asking people to go INTO THAT COUNTRY to open an account,... Bro,... it's not so simple, okay ?? So many things to overcome,...

But,......... I like your spirit,...

Actually, going into a country DIRECTLY to open a brokerage account or an investment account is similar to doing FDI - Foreign Direct Investment. It's not so popular for Msians,... we preferred to do from inside Msia. The Americans have been doing this for years, just to perform tax planning. Today, with FATCA and all,... no more,...

Hi guys, I have been investing for more than 1 year since i graduated, I've been trying few methods and strategies to earn from stock market. I try traded daily, speculate and some portion of money invest for dividend. After one year, I finally think that I should stop speculating and invest based on fundamental and value like Warren did. So, I've been thinking hard lately should I buy solely dividend stocks? Let's say if I have RM100k in my portfolio with average dividend yield of 6%, I'll get RM6k annual which is RM500 monthly, quite decent thou. But, at the same time, dividend stocks are usually blue chip which have stable growth, in other words, less capital appreciation. I need opinions from you all please since u all are much more experience than I am? thanks guys 

Hi guys, I have been investing for more than 1 year since i graduated, I've been trying few methods and strategies to earn from stock market. I try traded daily, speculate and some portion of money invest for dividend. After one year, I finally think that I should stop speculating and invest based on fundamental and value like Warren did. So, I've been thinking hard lately should I buy solely dividend stocks? Let's say if I have RM100k in my portfolio with average dividend yield of 6%, I'll get RM6k annual which is RM500 monthly, quite decent thou. But, at the same time, dividend stocks are usually blue chip which have stable growth, in other words, less capital appreciation. I need opinions from you all please since u all are much more experience than I am? thanks guys 

Ytlreit, arreit, sunreit. Invest in all 3, get about average 6%.

Might as well diversify some into the PNB Fixed Priced Funds too, since the return is also 6% TODAY,... and the capital is more or less guaranteed, unless you are sure of getting capital appreciation from your REITs,...

magnum, maybank, and most reit pay dividend above 6%