Does High Yield Really Mean Higher Risk? YES, YES, YES!

Most investors, especially astute MoneySavers , know that a high dividend yield usually (though not always) means higher risks. The exception generally comes from “total” market events, such as in 2008, when ALL stocks declined, so those companies paying dividends saw big increases in their corresponding yields due to their rapidly falling stock prices, which was due to market conditions and not company-specific events. For example, some bank stocks yielded 13%, or more, at the...