Finding shares that offer a nice second income from dividends can be challenging. Primarily, this is because companies that make generous payouts to shareholders often aren’t appreciating in value. I like to look for opportunities where there’s a decent track record of dividends but also a history of growth in the share price. Those companies are rare, but give me the best of both worlds and can make my investing journey smoother than otherwise. The company I’ve found today is Spectris (LSE:SXS). It’s a supplier of measuring instruments for a wide range of research and industrial use cases. As an investor seeking technology ideas primarily, the business really caught my eye for its offering of advanced equipment. The good thing about this firm is that it generates its revenue from all around the world. I like that as it provides a level of protection if I invest in it. After all, if something goes wrong in one region in the broader economy, Spectris still has a chance of pulling in money from other places in the world to which it sells. What else do I like about it? Back to my original point at the start, the company’s share price...