The Dilemma of Dividend Investing

Investors considering dividend stocks for income often face a dilemma: Should they focus on companies with high current dividend yields, or companies that have the potential to grow dividends in the future? Right now, a case can be made for dividend growers over the highest yielders"

- Soft commodities continue to firm up with corn on the cusp of a bull market .
- Grain prices were mixed Friday ahead of a key USDA crop report that will cross on Monday.
- In the housing market, home prices continue to recover. Is that good news for consumer spending?
- The job market could heat up in the spring along with the weather after a bitterly cold winter.

Source: Market Watch

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