Dividend paying funds seems to be the rage these days. Out of the blue, I suddenly got a cold call earlier this week from a personal assistant ("PA") of an unknown agent who asked me whether I want to find out more about their Prudential dividend fund. She is trying to fix me up on an appointment with her financial advisory agent to find out more about dividend paying funds. It was a bizarre and hard conversation with this curt PA: Prudential PA: "Sir, have you heard of Prudential dividend investment fund?" BK (me): "Sorry, may I know who's on the line and what is this call about?" Prudential PA: "Sir, what's your name, is it a good time to talk to you?" (Hmm, why she keep asking my name when she herself has not introduced herself or shed light on what this is all about?) BK (me): "May...