Dividend Stocks For A Government Shutdown

Whatever sell-off occurs will be short-lived and the markets will eventually get around to paying attention to fundamentals. And that's where things get really interesting. As dark as Washington may make the next few weeks, the expectation is that economic growth is on track to accelerate in the fourth quarter and next year.
Starting with consumer cyclicals, the contenders are Bemis (BMS), Genuine Parts (GPC), Lowe's Companies (LOW), McDonald's (MCD) and apparel company VF Corporation (VFC). Among the Industrial sector, Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), 3M (MMM) and Black & Decker (SWK) all grew their dividends above the rate of inflation for the past five years. Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) are the energy standard bearers in the Aristocrats.

Source: Seeking Alpha

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