The Top Dividend Paying ETFs and Stocks [View article]
3 reasons to question the assumption here that high dividend yielding stocks or ETFs must be good:
1. As Joe comments above, there's no discussion of dividend coverage.
2. The theoretical case for dividends is weak. See Why Dividend Paying Stocks Are a Mistake.
3. There's no discussion of the expense ratios of the ETFs -- even though the expenses are deducted from the dividends, and therefore lead to higher risk or lower growth for a given level of dividends.
The Top Dividend Paying ETFs and Stocks [View article]
1. As Joe comments above, there's no discussion of dividend coverage.
2. The theoretical case for dividends is weak. See Why Dividend Paying Stocks Are a Mistake.
3. There's no discussion of the expense ratios of the ETFs -- even though the expenses are deducted from the dividends, and therefore lead to higher risk or lower growth for a given level of dividends.