The Ownership Dividend

“Precious few books combine practical advice for investors with deep insights into academic finance theory and political economy. The Ownership Dividend is one of them. Daniel Peris offers a well-researched, contrarian history of dividend investing, puncturing a number of widely-held myths along the way—an important contribution to multiple fields of study.” Julius Krein, Editor, American Affairs “Daniel Peris powerfully combines a practitioner's experience with extraordinary analytical perspective on the evolution and likely future course of dividends as a determinant of investment returns. Investors and money managers owe it to themselves to challenge their assumptions by very carefully studying every page of this book.” Martin Fridson, Chief Investment Officer, Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors, LLC “Peris presents not only a comprehensive theory for understanding the art of investing under conditions of uncertainty, but he also makes the case for cashflow-based investing, which he argues compellingly will come increasingly back into favor in the years to come. His contributions to the field of dividend-based investing should be made mandatory study for financial professionals and novices alike.” Demetri Kofinas, Hidden Forces podcast “The media and Wall Street are obsessed with market values, and that obsession has led the investing public to downgrade the importance of dividends. This is a mistake! Dividends are the more stable and more secure source of investment returns. Furthermore, paying dividends forces corporations to be more thoughtful about their capital allocation decisions. Daniel Peris has written an interesting and important book. Wall Street, corporate executives, and the investing public should pay attention.” James P. Garland, Retired President, The Jeffrey Company “Daniel Peris takes you deep into the history of dividend investing. Dividends were once the largest component of investment returns; after 1980 that slowly ceased to be true. Now the market appears to be on the verge of another major transition. This book explains the factors driving that change.” Edward F. McQuarrie, Santa Clara University “A student of financial history, Peris presents a compelling case for an investment paradigm shift back to corporations sharing profits with company owners in the form of cash dividends.” Christopher M. D'Agnes, Hamlin Capital Management “The Ownership Dividend is a love letter to dividends from an older, wiser lover, who recognizes not the surface flash of the market, but the deeper beauty of investing in the businesses that comprise it.” Jon Lukomnik, author of Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: Investing That Matters and host of the Outside In with Jon Lukomnik podcast