A yield trap is when a stock has a too-good-to-be-true dividend yield. Often, the high yield is a sign of underlying trouble.

Company A’s dividend yield is 4% while Company B’s yield is only 2%, meaning Company A could be a better bet for an income investor. If a company chooses to raise its dividend—and therefore ...

Investors’ increasingly gloomy sentiment about economic growth appears to be driving down the 10-year Treasury yield.