What Is "Quality" and "Income" Investing?

One key to successful long-term investing is understanding how different investors approach the market – knowing your competition, more or less. Equally valuable is understanding the types of markets that favor each approach, which goes a long way to explaining market moves you otherwise would not have understood. Our mini-series on the investor playing field continues with a look at how quality investors and income investors approach the market, with an emphasis on respective objectives, time horizons, and investment vehicles.