Small-Cap Dividend ETFs Target Quality, Cut Risk

Otmane El Rhazi from Investor's Business Daily - ETFs RSS.

Historically low interest rates have polished the appeal of dividend equity ETFs. But with interest rates widely expected to rise by year-end, what can investors expect? Dividend-paying firms could be hard hit when the Federal Reserve normalizes policy. With stable cash flows, they typically don't get the same boost that nondividend payers do from an improving economy . But in a rising rate environment, dividend growth ETFs should fare better than