| Slow and steady wins the race. Most fund managers know that well but few of them really put the philosophy into practice. In a world of growth investing, dividends fell out of style for a long time, but the reality is that dividends, reinvested, have provided over 40% of equity market returns over time. George Shipp and his team at the helm of the BB&T Equity Income Fund look for rising income and dividends to generate 8% or better return for the investors. |