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- Stock price decline offsetting dividend income
- Inflation eroding the purchasing power of dividend income over time
- Interest rate changes affecting the relative attractiveness of dividend stocks
- Currency and foreign withholding tax risks for international dividend stocks
- Concentration risk from holding too few dividend-paying securities
- Sector-specific risks in industries commonly associated with high dividends
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