Nancy Tengler in Barron's

Dividends Can Tell You a Lot About a Sector’s Strength

For stock investors on the prowl for income, there is no tool quite as handy as the dividend yield. The yield—the payout divided by the stock price—lets you quickly compare the potential rewards of stocks and even bonds.
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