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Dividends play a vital role in many investors’ approach to the market, although there is more than one way to approach dividends. Some investors are most concerned with dividend yield per se, while others are more sensitive to the growth of dividends over time. Both approaches, of course, can be readily indicized. Within the U.S….
Income-seeking investors have always had to compromise between the level of dividend payments and the safety of dividend payments. The importance of this tradeoff has recently gone viral, as governmental actions in response to COVID-19 have suppressed global economic activity, causing many companies to suspend or reduce their dividend payments. Launched in 2005, the S&P…
