Investors can give many different answers to the question of why they put their money at risk in the capital markets, but it can be boiled down to just two: We invest to either grow our capital so that we may spend (or gift) it in the future or to produce current income to help support our lifestyle. These two goals have historically suggested two different investment strategies: investing for long-term growth (stocks) or investing for income (bonds). In this month’s blog, we will discuss a third approach, total return investing. Before doing so