Don't Forget Solid Dividend Growth Stocks

“Investors should be wary about becoming overly aggressive with their equity portfolio positioning given the still fragile economic recovery,” wrote Brian Belski, Oppenheimer’s Chief Investment Strategist. They should consider “allocating some portion of their equity holdings toward stocks with solid dividend growth properties in order to guard against periods of potential stock market volatility.”

This week will be a good test if the less exciting, but historically steadier group is ready to retake the high-fliers as many companies typically owned by investors in part for their dividend payouts, like Procter & Gamble (PG)and Exxon Mobil (XOM), report earnings this week.

Source: CNBC


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