Don't Let Dividend Yield Drive Your Investment Decision
By Alan Brochstein , CFA: With interest-rates at generational lows, many investors are motivated if not desperate to find alternatives to bonds. While equities can be a great income-generation alternative, investors can take on more risk than they realize by chasing yield. When a dividend-payer ...
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