Joseph Lisanti

Clients can find broad diversification or dividend growth, but it's tough to find both. Here are some ideas.

While diversification is important, more isn’t always merrier with these funds.

With stock selection pegged to 10-year Treasury sensitivity, can these ETFs work when short-term rates rise?

There are 148 ETFs focused on dividends. We looked at the eight cheapest, and then whittled even further.

Buffett can put cash to better use than paying dividends. But the majority of CEOs lack his skill so investors and their advisors should be happy when corporate boards pay shareholder dividends.

The answer depends on your perspective, and whether fear or greed is the defining mood on Wall Street.

Quality is a nebulous assessment and can change over the years — remember Sears? — but appears to portend outperformance using most companies’ measures.

The financial crisis hurt banks' ability to pay dividends — now they may be on a comeback.

How will companies share their tax windfalls?

The ninth-largest dividend cut ever in the S&P 500 raises concerns of sector concentration.

Can Bruce Bond shake up the insurance industry with a better mouse trap?

Many dividend-focused funds use methodologies that exclude real estate investment trusts.

ETFs with specific approaches can yield tactical dividends.

Three stocks could be on their way to long-term dividend growth.

In light of the strength of the economy and the banks, does it make sense for advisors and their clients to avoid financials when looking at dividend-paying stocks?

The options include indexes encompassing domestic, global and country-specific stocks.

These funds can affordably provide clients with REIT exposure.

This sector had a bad name for years after the crisis. Is it time to include it in portfolios?

There are two that hold stocks that have boosted dividends for 20 years or more.

How new competing international and small-cap ETFs stack up.