Morningstar: Why a focus on yield 'isn't the silver bullet'

Many attractive yileds are 'illusory'

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An ageing population, managing living expenses during retirement and now dividends being curtailed following the Covid-19 sell-off, mean the search for income is becoming ever more prevalent for investors around the world.

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