{
  "id": 6790446,
  "title": "I Almost Didn't Buy This 6%+ Yielder Because of Industry Headwinds. Here's Why I'm Glad I Bought It Anyway.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/i-almost-didnt-buy-this-6-yielder-because-of-industry-headwinds-heres",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T18:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/11/i-almost-didnt-buy-this-6-yielder-because-of-indus/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I held Franklin Templeton (NYSE: BEN) stock since January 14, 2020. Initially, I hesitated to purchase the financial services stock due to headwinds the company faced from investors moving funds into low-cost passive index funds and no-fee brokers. At that time, the stock offered a dividend of around 6%, but I was concerned that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company might reduce its dividend, which would alienate income-seeking investors and lead to a decline in the stock price. Thankfully, my concerns proved unfounded. Instead of cutting its dividend, Franklin Templeton raised it by 3.1% to $0.33 per share in the previous year, marking the 46th consecutive year of dividend increases. Over the past year, the stock's price has surged more than 37%, resulting in a total return of more than 88% when the dividend is taken into account.",
  "summary": "Franklin Templeton has delivered a total return of more than 88% since January 2020.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}