High-yield funds can be risky. In a perfect world, every ultra-generous dividend yield would be a direct result of strong businesses generating lots of excess cash profits. In the real world, they're ...

The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) is one of the largest and most commonly held in the US, but investors are ...

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) stock slipped 1.4% in late morning trading on Thursday as the effective yield on its collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") equity portfolio declined from the previous ...

The most important quality of a dividend investment is longevity. Nobody cares about a high yield if the company won't be around in a decade or two. But when a generous dividend payer is set up for ...

Target's stock decline has pushed its dividend yield to a historic 5.0%, creating opportunities for income investors. The company has increased its dividend payments for 54 consecutive years, creating ...

The JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF offers a 9.3% yield and holds tech giants like the "Magnificent 7" stocks. Even stocks that don't pay dividends are boosting the fund's payouts via option ...