Why choose between dividends and growth when we can have both ? Thanks to popular payout programs from the likes of Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) , investors can buy a growthy tech stock and even enjoy a little income on the side. “63% of the (information technology) sector constituents paid a regular dividend,” says Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research for CFRA. In other words: While tinier tech stocks might have to plow everything into M&A, larger tech stocks that have already reached scale generate lots of cash—which they can shower shareholders with. But there’s just one catch with these tech dividends.… Read more