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FYI: Many dividend ETF investors are understandably leery of the impact that rising rates could have on high-yielding stocks. But there may be reasons to be cautious about dividend growth stocks too.
The double-digit dividend growth rate posted by the S&P 500 as a whole in recent years can't last forever, says Josh Peters, editor of Morningstar's DividendInvestor newsletter. In fact, he sees dividend growth coming down quite a bit for stocks, against a backdrop of slowing earnings growth. Regards, Ted http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MjEyMDk0ODU=