Should investors be casting their nets a little wider to achieve decent dividend flows, asks Marc Hasenfuss THERE are currently a number of small cap companies — some of them rather obscure — that offer some compelling yields. But are these companies really made of the stern stuff required to sustain ongoing yields?Of course, the overriding issue is that the quest for yield is something investors — even those decades away from retirement — should not take lightly.At the very outset it could be compellingly argued that investors who are not close to retirement age should concentrate on quality counters that offer growth or value opportunities rather than fixate on yields.But meaningful dividends are useful, and not only to retirees. The extra cash flow offers investors options. For instance, if an investor can lock into consistent streams of income from different companies then there’s the option of being able to reinvest in high growth/ higher risk companies.Investors who in recent ...
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