Dividend Stocks | Pros, Cons, & Investing Strategy
Finding the right mix of income and growth.
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Dividend stocks—shares of companies that prioritize those periodic payments to shareholders—are a way to attract investors and “reward” them for their investments. It sounds like dividend investors get easy money, right? Why not put your whole portfolio in dividend stocks?
The idea of sitting back and watching those dividend payments hit your investment account can sound enticing, until you realize that too much emphasis on a dividend investing strategy might hinder your investment growth and compromise your financial goals.
Key Points
- A dividend investing strategy could make sense if you need extra income to pay the bills.
- Dividend stocks often…
