Defensive Stocks
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A new Merrill Lynch report offers the firm's top 10 ideas for the third quarter. What we found interesting is the firm's very defensive posture.
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When times get tough, equity investors often flock to defensive stocks. This is traditionally food and water, utilities, consumer products, tobacco, beer and booze, and other things that people have...
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Britain has voted to leave the European Union. They never shared currencies, but they shared in trade and in many common laws and practices. One of the side outcomes of the Brexit vote is that polls...
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So what are investors who are looking for dividends to do in low-yield environment that could remain this way for some time?
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Dividend growth is as important as the size of the dividend, and in many cases more important as a metric. Strong cash flows allow companies to consistently raise their dividends.
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Merrill Lynch's overall bias for the better part of this year has been somewhat bearish, and it’s understandable as markets are probably close to fully valued.
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A new report points to a group of sectors that the Merrill team believe are already cheap and will do well in a hawkish rate environment.
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Volumes tend to dry up in the summer as traders and investors go on vacation, making it all that much easier for the short-sellers to exploit headline and market risk.
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With a flight to cash hardly workable for most investors, and Treasury bonds seemingly very rich, quality low-volatility dividend stocks make the most sense in for uncertain times.
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The top dividend-paying telecommunication stocks had a very solid first quarter, due in part to the fact that the first six weeks of the quarter were a nightmare as the market was hit extremely hard.
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Argus has upgraded Altria to a Buy rating from Hold with a price target of $68, implying an upside of around 8%.
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Dividend growth is as important as the size of the dividend, and in many cases more important as a metric. Strong cash flows allow companies to consistently raise their dividends, and that is what...
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These stocks should do well for years regardless of who the next president is. They all have incredible franchises, long and mature product silos and, importantly, very strong consumer brand...
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A recent research report from Jefferies focuses on stocks that not only have very solid franchises but remain priced at a level that puts them into a value category.
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Politicians are bound to say bombastic things that could prompt market volatility. Buying safe, dividend-paying stocks is a smart way to stay invested and generate income without taking an inordinate...
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