Dividend yield back onan upward trend

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Although currently below its historic average level of 4.8%, dividend yield on the FTSE All-Share is on an upward trend after reaching a 70-year low of just over 2% during the technology bubble in 2000

With the most high-profile managers in the industry, the UK Equity Income sector has enjoyed outperformance and popularity over the past few years, after many felt it had become anachronistic during the 1990s bull market. In this Investment Strategies survey, we look at how income-producing funds - UK Equity Income and UK Corporate Bonds - rate on a capital-only basis against the best total returns from the All Companies sector. Are income funds just for investors who want the security of a steady income stream or are they valid capital growth alternatives in their own right? Overall, th...

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