Dividend Cut Warning Signs: How to Spot Unsustainable Payouts

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Identify red flags—rising yields from price drops, high payout ratios, debt pressure—and build scans to find sustainable dividend stocks.

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What stands out

A Schwab coaching webcast broke down the real, measurable signs a dividend can be at risk, from payout ratios to debt pressure and price-driven yield spikes, then showed a live thinkorswim scan and picked a candidate to illustrate the rules. That matters because dividend hunting often feels cozy until macro shocks arrive; recent headlines about the Fed and inflation make interest-rate sensitivity an active risk for brokerages and banks. The video gives practical checks investors can run before buying a yield that looks tempting on paper.