Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index

After starting the year as one of the premier destinations for income investors, high-yield dividend stocks have recently been under pressure. Once beloved income-generating sectors, namely consumer staples and utilities, fell out of favor as financial markets priced in increasing chances of the...

Tumbling Treasury yields and a sanguine interest rate environment have reinvigorated investors' thirst for high-yield sectors and asset classes. While now appears to be the time to be embracing high dividend stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds, investors may want to consider a...

Market volatility has been a boon for defensive sectors this year, namely consumer staples and utilities. Seasoned income investors know that while the consumer staples and utilities sectors have some dividend perks, these groups often trade at rich multiples relative to the broader market....

Dividend exchange-traded funds have endured plenty of trials and tribulations this year. High-yield dividend ETFs, particularly those with a direct or incidental emphasis on the quality factor, have proven vulnerable to speculation that the Federal Reserve is set to finally raise interest rates....