Dividend investors usually face trade-offs between growth, safety, and yield. Companies paying too high of a dividend now may be doing so at the cost of underfunding value-enhancing business activities, which would otherwise result in future dividend increases. Companies paying too low ofI am a current CFA candidate with a background in secondary education. As a retail investor primarily focused on US equity research, I value dividend growers and earnings compounders showing growth at a reasonable price. Wi ...