AMLP - Retirees Beware: Dividend Investing Is Overrated

• All things being equal, the current super-low interest rate environment should be great for high-dividend paying stocks. Yet in many cases, that simply is not the case.
• From Exxon to AT&T, the fact is many dividend paying stocks have so badly underperformed the market it calls into question the "high yield" investing thesis.
• Meantime, companies paying no dividend but delivering strong top-line growth have led the bull market and left the "dividend aristocrats" in the dust.
• For retired investors managing their retirement accounts, the message is clear: don't go overweight into high dividend paying stocks or you will fall behind and your income will actually suffer.

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