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Old 02-22-2022, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by triflex View Post
I'd love to know what companies are paying a high dividend that are not, in fact, just a poor business with little to offer but the dividend.
In finance jargon, focus on *value* stocks with higher dividend *yields* in *quality* companies to narrow your choices.

And I agree with the comment about a mutual fund (an ETF can work, too) rather than stock picking yourself because of diversification benefits and stock pickers generally underperform over the long run.