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August 11, 2014

Dividend hunting? Aim for smaller game

  • Smaller companies pay dividends too, and some mutual-fund managers count them among the best opportunities to find dividend growth.
    • By STAN CHOE
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — In the hunt for dividends, biggest doesn't always mean best.

    Big, blue chip stocks are often the first stop for many dividend investors. Companies like Exxon Mobil or Procter & Gamble have long histories of paying dividends and higher yields than the market's average. But smaller companies pay dividends too, and some mutual-fund managers count them among the best opportunities to find dividend growth.


     
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