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High Dividend ETFs - An Equity-Income Investment Fantasy

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Dividends are a sign of a company that is both strong financially and respectful of the investment made by shareholders --- certainly a less risky class of equities. But there is a whole 'nother family of securities (generally safer and more generous with cash flow than any equity) intended primarily for income production.