The Globe and Mail Published April 17, 2021 John Minchillo/The Associated Press I just finished reading your April 10 update about your model Yield Hog Dividend Growth Portfolio. To me the praise for the strategy is skewed and disingenuous. Since October, 2017, the portfolio is up about 38 per cent on a total return basis, while the S&P 500 is up 74 per cent. There are people following the advice from this strategy who have left huge gains on the table. Do an honest comparison so people can make the best decisions with their money. Yes, the S&P 500 has left my model portfolio in the dust in recent years. I’ve been quite open about that: Google “Why I’m not giving up on dividends – and you shouldn’t either.” But I’m glad you brought it up, because it gives me a chance to remind readers of a few points I have raised in previous columns.