Concerns Create ‘Buying Opportunity' For Dividend Stocks

Clare Hart, portfolio manager of the JPM US Equity Income Fund, says that concerns over the looming US fiscal cliff are overdone, creating opportunities for long term investors. The risk that US politicians will drive off the fiscal cliff is remote. With the new landscape in Washington now clear, political expediency is likely to push the two parties towards a compromise.

The coming weeks are likely to see some volatility for US stocks in general as a deal is sought on the fiscal cliff, and perhaps for dividend stocks in particular as investors worry about tax changes. But with dividends growing, valuations looking reasonable and history suggesting investors have little to fear, this volatility should be seen as a buying opportunity.

Source: Investment Europe

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