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Investors Finding Dividends In An Unlikely Place: Energy: (XLE) vs. (XLU)
FYI: With interest rates poised to fall, investors are hunting for a way to squeeze a little more profit from their portfolios.
One popular refuge is staid utility stocks, which pay a steady stream of reliable dividends. But in an unusual twist, there is a better dividend payout from an unexpected source: risky energy companies.
