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A 14.9% yield sounds like a windfall until you see what is propping it up. Six dividend stocks are flashing the same warning signs, and the companies shedding their best businesses may be the most dangerous of all.
Realty Income has an impeccable track record of raising its monthly dividend even when interest rates are high.
Three of these six income stocks beat current Treasury bill yields, but a higher number on the label does not settle the argument once taxes, reinvestment risk, and dividend safety enter the picture.