For many people, the reliability of dividend or interest income is one of the primary benefits of investing. Like individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds can be a great source of dividend income.

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual plans to pay out $9.2 billion in dividends in 2026, the largest in company history and a 12% increase from this year.

For those targeting long-term compounding, growth and reinvestment options may align better. For income-seekers under ₹12 ...

Most investors buy sector-specific mutual funds or exchange-traded funds for investment reasons—because they think a sector has exceptional growth potential, attractive dividends, or low valuations.

SCHD focuses on consistent dividend growth with a high dividend yield that has almost tripled since the fund's inception in 2011. While FDVV's yield of roughly 3% is lower compared to SCHD's yield of ...