An Important Warning: Popular Income Stocks Are Getting Risky Here

2025-12-18 13:05:00 ET

Blue-chip dividend stocks ( VIG ) are very popular, especially if they pay substantial dividend yields because they combine a very attractive current source of income with relatively low balance sheet risk and long-term business opportunities. In fact, the very best ones either pay out really high yields that they can sustain over long periods of time or have strong dividend growth rates that contribute to substantial capital appreciation over time, along with an ever-growing stream of passive income. This is what has made funds like the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF ( SCHD ) such popular and successful dividend growth funds over time, its recent underperformance notwithstanding....

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