The Guide: Investing for Income

In 2016 income was difficult to find and maintain. In 2017 Patrick Moonen from NNIP suggests relatively high payout ratios could lead to what?

Simply earning a nominal yield won't be enough

Dividend growth may lag earnings growth

The bogeyman of income investors is on the horizon – inflation

Property is currently out of favour but may become interesting again

In the fixed income sector Nick Gartside from JPMAM points out 2016 was a year of two halves. The first started with concerns about economic recession, but what did he say happened in the second half?

The Brexit result and Trump's election shocked markets

A more sustained move back towards ‘normal’ yield

It was dominated by the shift from monetary to fiscal policy as the primary driver of sentiment

Skyrocketing yields send bond investors into a panic

In his article Russ Mould talks about the importance of dividend cover. But what is it?

The amount of profit a firm makes divided by the number of shareholders

The amount of dividends a firm pays multiplied by the number of shareholders

The amount of dividends a firm pays divided by the overall yield of the FTSE 100

The amount of profit a firm makes divided by the dividend it pays out to shareholders

The dividend yield on the FTSE All Share index is roughly 3.7-4%. But traditionally high-yielding sectors have come under pressure because of what, according to Ritu Vohora?

The anticipation of higher rates and rising yields

Concerns about Brexit negotiations

The election of Donald Trump

Slowdown in global growth

Richard Whitehall notes in his article that in an environment where bond yields rise from very low levels, income-generating assets - including 'bond proxies' - may lag other assets but could also lead to what?

Dividend growth

Capital loss

Income maximisation

Portfolio diversification

Dividend cover of below 1.0 should "ring alarm bells" Russ Mould says in his article. What does he say about a level of cover of 2.0?

It means the company is paying out more to shareholders than it makes in that year

It means a company has less room for manoeuvre if profits fall in one year

It means profit is double the amount the company is paying out to shareholders

It is unlikely to be sustainable over the long term

Introduction

In this special report

In 2016 income was difficult to find and maintain. In 2017 Patrick Moonen from NNIP suggests relatively high payout ratios could lead to what?

In the fixed income sector Nick Gartside from JPMAM points out 2016 was a year of two halves. The first started with concerns about economic recession, but what did he say happened in the second half?

In his article Russ Mould talks about the importance of dividend cover. But what is it?

The dividend yield on the FTSE All Share index is roughly 3.7-4%. But traditionally high-yielding sectors have come under pressure because of what, according to Ritu Vohora?

Richard Whitehall notes in his article that in an environment where bond yields rise from very low levels, income-generating assets - including 'bond proxies' - may lag other assets but could also lead to what?

Dividend cover of below 1.0 should "ring alarm bells" Russ Mould says in his article. What does he say about a level of cover of 2.0?

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Introduction

In this special report

In 2016 income was difficult to find and maintain. In 2017 Patrick Moonen from NNIP suggests relatively high payout ratios could lead to what?

In the fixed income sector Nick Gartside from JPMAM points out 2016 was a year of two halves. The first started with concerns about economic recession, but what did he say happened in the second half?

In his article Russ Mould talks about the importance of dividend cover. But what is it?

The dividend yield on the FTSE All Share index is roughly 3.7-4%. But traditionally high-yielding sectors have come under pressure because of what, according to Ritu Vohora?

Richard Whitehall notes in his article that in an environment where bond yields rise from very low levels, income-generating assets - including 'bond proxies' - may lag other assets but could also lead to what?

Dividend cover of below 1.0 should "ring alarm bells" Russ Mould says in his article. What does he say about a level of cover of 2.0?

Nearly There…

You should now know…

I completed this CPD in

Were the stated learning objectives met?

Why weren't they met?

What did you learn from undertaking this CPD exercise?

Why did you undertake this piece of learning?

Any comments about this article or FTAdviser's CPD in general?

Banked!

Already Banked!

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