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These five top growth companies are all rated Buy and pay outstanding dividends, and they have good growth prospects.
RBC remains generally positive on the gold-mining stocks as prices have held despite the rise in U.S. interest rates and gold is seen as a solid way to hedge against market volatility.
These five companies are paying dividends much higher than the current Treasury yields, and their shares look like great additions to long-term growth portfolios.
Portfolio managers increased their positions in these four Buy-rated stocks. They are solid buys for more conservative investors looking dividend-paying large-cap leaders.
These nine top REITs all pay dependable dividends and are relatively safe for more conservative accounts to consider.
The Stifel view is that it is time for investors to take a more defensive posture, but that doesn’t mean selling everything and going to cash.
These five stocks are close to immune from trade friction and most of the effects of modestly higher interest rates.
The volatility that came back into the market with a lightning 10% sell-off in early February looks here to stay, so moving to a more defensive growth posture may be a solid idea.
Here are 10 defensive stocks, including Verizon Communications and Coca-Cola, trading higher during this latest market sell-off.
These five companies could be great total return stories in 2018 that also offer investors a degree of safety in what has become a very volatile stock market.
These stocks are not immune to selling, but they are far better suited to handle it and then rebound when things get better. Plus, you will get paid to wait should the volatility remain.
Over the course of the last few trading days, we have seen the return of volatility and some serious carnage in the markets. To kick off this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,175...
While many would say utilities are a bad bet in a rising-rate environment, the bottom line is interest rates are still at generational lows and will remain there even if the Federal Reserve lifts...
24/7 Wall St. has picked out a handful of defensive stocks that are standing up to Thursday’s mounting selling pressure.
Four large-cap pharmaceutical leaders are rated Overweight at JPMorgan, and all make sense for growth accounts looking for some safety and income.