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Focus on dividend investing
Joyce Gordon
Equity Portfolio Manager
Jim Lovelace
Equity Portfolio Manager
Sunder Ramkumar
Quantitative Analyst
May 28, 2019

Dividends should be a key consideration throughout an investor’s lifetime, but their relative importance swells late in an economic cycle. Read on to discover how Capital Group’s portfolio managers and thought leaders view the role of dividend-paying companies today.


You’ll learn:

  • Why dividend sustainability matters more for a company late in an economic expansion
  • Why fans of the FAANGs might consider an alternative — the “DANGs” — during volatile periods
  • Why diversifying a portfolio requires more than a simple “stocks vs. bonds” calculation

Read all four of the articles below and take the CE credit quiz to earn one hour of CE credit for CFP and CIMA designations.


Joyce Gordon is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group with 41 years of investment experience as of 12/31/21. She holds an MBA and a bachelor’s in business finance from the University of Southern California.

Jim Lovelace is an equity portfolio manager with 42 years of investment experience (as of 12/31/23). He has a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore and is also a CFA charterholder.

Sunder Ramkumar is a quantitative analyst with 19 years of industry experience (as of 12/31/2022). He holds a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University.

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