Volatility is back with a vengeance. Rising risks across geopolitical, fiscal, and monetary matters have left the major indices gyrating over the last few months, fighting for a direction. For those investors heavily invested in equities, this has led to plenty of sleepless nights. Finding solutions to smooth out this ride and generate steady returns is quickly becoming a paramount issue. The answer may come from a forgotten market strategy.
We’re talking about dividend stocks.
As investors have gone gaga for tech stocks or found plenty of yield in bonds, dividend stocks have quietly gone out of fashion with many portfolios. But the environment today could be the biggest call to return to dividend payers. Rising uncertainty and turmoil is where dividend stocks could shine.
