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This ‘Investing 101' Advice Is A Mess When It Comes To Dividends [Forbes]

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Inc. (ADX) 
Company Research Source: Forbes
I mean, it's one of the first things we all learn as investors. But there's a problem here: Going for balance in “regular” stocks, bonds or ETFs can mean leaving income on the table. To see what I'm getting at here, check out the average yields on two ETFs many people buy for stock and bond exposure. For stocks, I likely don't have to tell you about the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) . It's the popular S&P 500 tracker. And it yields a microscopic 1.2%. There are plenty of options on the bond side, but let's go with a fairly high-yielding ETF, the SPDR Bloomberg High-Yield Bond ETF (JNK) . It holds the high-yield, or “junk,” bonds many investors (wrongly, as we'll see in a moment) see as too risky. PROMOTED JNK yields 6.4%, which is obviously a lot better than 1.2%. But if you average the two together, you get just a 3.8% yield. 3 Clicks for Instant Diversification—and an 8.1% Yield Good news is, there's an asset class out there that gives us the same level of diversificatio Show less Read more
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