Foreword
The many ways to evaluate the S&P 500 list include pitfalls and perils. A straight listing by yield, for example, includes as many top dogs poised to fall amid a few rising stars. This high dividend yield index list narrows the field to 80 stocks with (mostly) positive returns over the past year and yields greater than 2.93%, assuming their good fortune holds. Nevertheless, past pleasantries are never a guarantee of future fates.
"The S&P 500 High Dividend Index serves as a benchmark for income seeking equity investors. The index is designed to measure