There's been a lot for investors to like about market performance over the last decade, but there's a flip side: In a market that climbs to new heights, equities tend to be more expensive. No one is able to consistently predict what the broader market will do, but it's possible to make adjustments to your holdings that can help you minimize risk.
Stocks that pay regular, healthy dividends have historically tended to outperform those that don't, and can both provide a buffer during periods of volatility and help build a sizable income base for long-term shareholders. With that in mind, here's a look at AT&T (NYSE: T) and IBM (NYSE: IBM), two companies generating strong free cash flow (FCF) and distributing generous payouts.
Source: Motley Fool
Related Articles:
- The Most Dangerous Investment
- 9 Dividend Stocks Beating The 4% Rule
- You Can't
Spend Earnings
- Why Dividends Matter
- Hey, You Invest Like a Girl!
________________________________________________________________
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts Last 30 Days
-
Showing resilience during a tough week was a group of stocks that has not been heard from much in the past two years. A group that has been ...
-
Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The ...
-
In bull markets, dividends become more or less irrelevant. When the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 14,000 in 2007, very few stoc...
-
Whether you are looking to supplement your income or looking to build wealth over very long periods of time, dividend stocks that can reliab...
-
There have been a lot of business cycles over the past five decades, ups and downs through which it takes astute leadership to survive and t...
-
This BDC remains a "Strong Buy". It has a diversified investment portfolio with considerable NII-upside. Shares sell for a premium...
-
A safe yield and solid growth prospects are a must for any investor in real estate investment trusts -- and this company not only has these ...
-
The S&P 500 might be on one of its strongest bull runs ever, but there are several solid dividend stocks out there that haven't quit...
-
Dividend payers have long had a reputation as stodgy companies that can pay a reliable income but whose stocks don't move too fast. Here...
-
These stocks need to achieve the right balance between dividend payment and the re-investment of profits. This ensures that the dividend is ...
IBM is one to keep an eye one. One that wasn't on my radar, but suddenly is. That 4%+ dividend yield is looking pretty nice right now.
Bert