3 Unloved Dividend Stocks to Buy Now – and 2 to Sell
September 12, 2016 at 06:00 AM EDT
Today I’m going to take you inside an ignored corner of the market where you can still find cheap stocks throwing off quarterly dividends that grow 10%—and more—year in and year out. Then we’ll zero in on three of these under-the-radar companies, all of which should definitely be on your buy list now. Along the way, we’ll unmask two dividend darlings that are actually “yield traps”—their dividend histories make them look tempting … but buying now could be a recipe for steep losses. The Best-Kept Secret in Stock Investing So where is this income investors’ wonderland, you ask? I’m talking about mid-cap stocks, or companies with market capitalizations between $2 billion and $10 billion. They actually form the biggest segment of the market, but you’d never guess that, because for most analysts and investors, stock investing begins and ends with the sacred cows of the S&P 500. ... Read more