Stocks: Dividend Yields

stocks: Historically low rates have lasted longer than most people predicted when the Federal Reserve began a series of drastic moves to defend the economy during the financial crisis in 2008, according to Market Watch. The world remains awash with cash, which means investments with attractive interest or dividend yields keep getting harder to find. A better approach might be to seek out so-called quality companies with lower, but rising, dividend payouts. Mike Loewengart, E-Trade's vice president for investment strategy, said he was alarmed by an increasing trend among investors, even younger ones in the accumulation phase, to opt for stocks with high dividend yields. These stocks or funds or portfolios of high-yielding stocks will have lower betas than the broad market, he said. People like the comfort of the dividend, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.