Dividend Stocks Are Best Bet in Uncertainty

With interest rates stuck near zero and the stock market giving off continued signs of uncertainty, dividend stocks represent an attractive investment, experts say. “In an environment where economies around the world are slowing, growth is starting to get scarce,” Thomas Huber, a portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price, tells The New York Times. “And interest rates are so low, it makes sense to focus on companies that can grow their dividends over time.”

While U.S. corporate profits hit record highs last year, dividends haven’t returned to the peaks they reached before the 2008-09 financial crisis. But they may get closer soon. Dividend payments for stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index are expected to rise by 11 percent on average this year, according to Howard Silverblatt, a senior index analyst at S&P. “The dividend story is good and should continue to be good,” he tells The Times.

Source: NewsMax

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