During that same time frame, the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Index (DGRW), a broadly diversified basket of dividend growth stocks, has maintained its yield of 2.00%. If an investor can reasonably say that a basket of stocks will aggressively grow their dividends year-over-year for the next 10 years, the chances of maintaining purchasing power due to inflation are greatly enhanced. In addition, now is still a great time to invest in dividend growth stocks since payout ratios (or the percentage of free cash flow that is returned to investors) are still very attractive when compared to forward earnings momentum.