CDs vs. Dividend Stocks: The Income Gap Could Be Bigger Than Retirees Think
Quick Read Pfizer’s 6.14% yield is the group’s highest but riskiest, with trailing EPS of $0.76 unable to cover its $1.72 annual dividend. Southern Company’s regulated utility earnings and Walmart’s annual raises deliver growing income, though Walmart’s 0.9% yield trails the 1.73% national CD average. CD interest faces ordinary income tax and can push Social…