Comments on: High Yield, High Risk Dividend Stocks * http://dividendsvalue.com/4539/high-yield-high-risk-dividend-stocks/ Dividend Investing & Value Investing For A Superior Portfolio Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dividends4Life http://dividendsvalue.com/4539/high-yield-high-risk-dividend-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-13405 Dividends4Life Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:49:55 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4539#comment-13405 Hugh: One of the problems with high yields is that sometimes it is a sign the company is having problems. This can sometimes lead to a lower dividend and a lower stock price. Your capital can quickly erode that way. When you look at a stock with a high yield you have to determine why the yield is so high and ask yourself if it can realistically stay that high. I have had a few high yield stocks work out, but many more that did not. Best Wishes, D4L Hugh: One of the problems with high yields is that sometimes it is a sign the company is having problems. This can sometimes lead to a lower dividend and a lower stock price. Your capital can quickly erode that way. When you look at a stock with a high yield you have to determine why the yield is so high and ask yourself if it can realistically stay that high. I have had a few high yield stocks work out, but many more that did not.

Best Wishes,
D4L

]]> By: Hugh Snodgrass http://dividendsvalue.com/4539/high-yield-high-risk-dividend-stocks/comment-page-1/#comment-13358 Hugh Snodgrass Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:30:34 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/?p=4539#comment-13358 At age 63, I am a recent reader of your blog. I am in the process of dumping all my mutual funds and want to orient my portfolio toward dividend paying stocks for current income. I see the point of looking for those which have a track record of increasing dividends, but my time frame is obviously less than very long term. I realize that blatantly chasing high yields will disappoint if those dividends are eliminated. My question is this: When is the bird in hand (high yield payer) not better than two in the bush (lower yield growing dividend payers) ? Why shouldn't I just take the money and run ? Keep up the good work. I will look forward to your reply. Thanks. At age 63, I am a recent reader of your blog. I am in the process of dumping all my mutual funds and want to orient my portfolio toward dividend paying stocks for current income. I see the point of looking for those which have a track record of increasing dividends, but my time frame is obviously less than very long term. I realize that blatantly chasing high yields will disappoint if those dividends are eliminated. My question is this: When is the bird in hand (high yield payer) not better than two in the bush (lower yield growing dividend payers) ? Why shouldn’t I just take the money and run ? Keep up the good work. I will look forward to your reply. Thanks.

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