5 Dividend Stocks That Have Only Gotten More Attractive

It’s hard to find a silver lining in the worst start for U.S. stocks in eight years. But long-term investors can take solace in the fact that prosperous dividend-paying companies can be bought at a price discount with higher yields. And bonds aren’t providing any kind of haven, as yields keep sinking, even after the Federal Reserve raised official interest rates two months ago for the first time in nine years.

Bill McMahon, the chief investment officer of ThomasPartners, shared five dividend stocks he favors for long-term investors in an interview Monday: T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH), Genuine Parts Co. (GPC) and BCE Inc. (BCE).

Source: Market Watch

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