Retirees flock to PIMCO's PDI for its generous monthly checks, but stacking it against a straightforward dividend ETF reveals a total-return gap that decades of income payments struggle to explain.
By Ryne Mauck
· 8:33pm ET Two ETFs built around durable businesses use completely different definitions of what makes a company worth owning, and for investors approaching retirement, that disagreement shapes every dollar they hold.
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