The healthcare sector should be an important part of every dividend investor's portfolio. Healthcare spending as a portion of GDP in OECD countries is expected to rise steadily over the coming decades. In East Asia, healthcare spending will also rise relative to GDP, given the steep drop in fertility in that region over the last 20 years.
An aging population is a very long-lived, secular trend, and so many well-positioned healthcare businesses have steady growth prospects as far out as the eye can see. Luckily for income investors, the healthcare sector includes many businesses that are stable, dividend-minded and have good balance sheets: Abbott Labs (NYSE:ABT), AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Ventas Inc. (NYSE:VTR).
Source: Seeking Alpha
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