Dividend Stocks And Emerging Markets In 2013

Investors have been concerned that higher taxes on dividend income will be coming down the pipeline if President Obama gets his way on tax hikes for high-income Americans. This is a legitimate worry, but I don't see higher taxes having much of an effect on the long-term shift in investor preferences for income.

Finally, I expect a good year for emerging markets. On this count, I was flat-out wrong in 2012 (as a value investor, I prefer to say "early"). I underestimated how badly the markets would react to slowing in China and Brazil. But after spending much of the past year in a correction, I expect to see emerging markets have a breakout year in 2013.

Source: Market Watch

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