If you want to keep your income safe, you need to prepare now. We’re going to do just that by zeroing in on stocks that raise their payouts faster than inflation and the market as a whole—preferably a lot faster. That’s where the three names I have for you today come in. All three have solid dividend-growth histories and the strong cash flows they’ll need to keep those inflation-crushing payout hikes coming. And here’s something that would make first-level investors go pale: all three are real estate investment trusts (REITs), investments most people think get hammered when inflation strikes … but that’s a myth, as I’ll show you in a second. 3 Proven Inflation Killers...
When researching REITs for my Contrarian Income Report service, I like to start by looking at the past. And there’s no better place to look than at the last sustained period of soaring inflation, from March 2004 through June 2006, when the consumer price index spiked from 1.7% to 4.6%. The Fed more than quintupled rates in response—from 1.0% to 5.25%. Here’s how all three of the REIT picks I have for you today—American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT), Prologis Inc (NYSE:PLD) and Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE:ESS)—performed on a price basis alone back then.
Source: InvestorPlace
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