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Message| (250)     In reading the comment sections of many
articles associated with Dividend Growth Investing, one question
repeatedly pops up as to whether it is better to DRIP dividend
payments back into companies or to collect dividends as they
come in and then direct the investment into a lagging stock in
the portfolio to rebalance positions.  A DRIP, or dividend
reinvestment plan, in the traditional sense is a plan offered by
a corporation allowing investors to reinvest their cash
dividends by purchasing additional shares or fractional shares
on the dividend payment date. While some corporations still
offer DRIP plans, the advent of online investing has shifted
most investors towards brokerages, of which the majority will
allow dividends to be reinvested without a transaction fee.
Participating in a DRIP is a more passive way of investing as
the investor does up front research to c