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Why Dividend Growth Matters as Yields Fall

September 11, 2019

Portfolio Managers John Baldi and Peter Vanderlee join Investment Strategist Jeff Schulze to discuss how dividend stocks offer income and growth in a low-yield environment, what defensive characteristics they look for in dividend payers late in the cycle and the relative stability of dividends versus buybacks as a method of returning value to shareholders. 

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