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should i buy stocks of my current employer because of its high dividend yield?
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dividend yields are a product of the dollar amount paid to shareholders and the stock price. dividends yields rise when a company is shunned by investors. it may be shunned because the earnings and/or dividend are at risk. recent examples are sdrl and kmi. most investors  would love an 8% yield so i would wonder why the stock is being ignored or shunned.
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