Confession of a Die-Hard Dividend Fan: “Dividend Yields Mean Nothing”
Brett Owens, Chief Investment StrategistUpdated: July 5, 2022
A stock’s current yield holds an almost untouchable place in most investors’ minds. But here’s the thing: it’s lying to you.
My take: you’re much better off going by a company’s shareholder yield, which tells the full story on the payout we get.
Shareholder what?
We’ll get into exactly what shareholder yield means for us in a second. But we first need to look at how going by a stock’s current yield alone can steer you into a ditch.
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