My Advice? DON’T Buy Dividend Stocks (Unless You Can Answer These 3 Questions)

Here’s some advice you might be surprised to hear from an investment-newsletter writer: Do NOT buy stocks right now. That is, unless you can answer an emphatic “yes!” to these three questions: Are you investing for the long term? Are you investing in stocks that are not only growing their dividends but accelerating that payout growth? Are you only investing a small portion of your holdings (and ideally keeping the bulk in cash to ride out this storm)? If you answered yes to all three, great! I’ll show you what you must demand in any dividend grower to ensure you’re locking in a safe payout while protecting yourself from today’s Fed-driven market panic.… Read more