dividend traps

In this episode, Plato's Peter Gardner and Merlon's Andrew Fraser analyse the dogs and darlings of the ASX's income plays.

Ah, dividend traps. The Achilles' heel of any income investor's portfolio. These too-good-to-be-true dividend yields are often that, enticing - sure, but...

Dividend traps can be explained as stocks that are both cutting their dividends and their stock price is falling as a result. So the market hasn’t necessarily...

Since 2010 traditional blue-chip yield stocks have become notoriously unreliable for consistent income. Take for example NAB's dividend, which peaked at $1.98 in FY 14...

Just as different countries around the globe exude different fashions, cuisines and languages, investors too seem to portray different traits and preferences...

Income investors should brace for an overall 30% reduction in dividends across the Australian share market, according to Plato Investment Management. The economic...

Most investors looking for equity dividend income turn to the same six old names, even if the threat of another dividend cut hovers just overhead. However, dividend...

The big four banks are the engine room of many equity income portfolios, producing around a third of the gross dividend yield of the entire ASX200. So, when we sat...