Steer Clear of Dividend ETFs: Why Dividend Stocks Are Better Bought Individually

Dividend investing has never been more popular. And that’s probably why it has never been this misunderstood. Investors flock to stocks for the yield, but they make a very dangerous assumption: that the stock price will go up over time. Most stocks yield well below what bonds do and carry equity market risk. And in a market focused on the artificial intelligence (AI) trade and not much else, that makes the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) a better research tool for individual stocks than a ...