GLOSSARY

Yield trap

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

A share whose yield looks high only because its price has fallen, often ahead of a dividend cut.

WHERE YOU MEET IT

The Dividend Safety widget scores yields above 6% lower, and above 9% lower still.

WATCH OUT FOR

The yield is built on a dividend the market may already doubt.

EXPLAINED IN

The yield trap

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