Vivek Vishwakarma High yield investing can come with negative connotations, but it doesn’t always have to imply elevated risk. That’s when it's important to distinguish between whether a stock is an income play or an income trap. Hence, it’s important to ask the following questions when evaluating a dividend stock.  Is the dividend well-covered? Does the company employ a modest amount of leverage? What is the asset quality of the company, and what do its future prospects look like?  Stocks fall in and o ...