Want Safety? Don't Forget About Dividends
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Remember what worked down here last time (or at least where we seem to be going): dividends.
You need dividend protection. When you get stocks at plus-4%, you are still going to get a trampoline. I am curious to watch if
GE
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can really get down to a 5% dividend, something you get with an
Altria
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because it has little growth. A growth company with a secure, hefty dividend is going to do fine here.
Remember when
AT&T
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and
Verizon
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were under $35? Those were great buys. It will happen again. Just think, a few weeks ago,
BP
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was yielding 5%.
When we are in preservation mode, only dividends -- safe dividends, not those from any bank -- will provide you with downside protection.
It's really the only safety you can expect in this environment.
At the time of publication, Cramer was long Altria and Verizon.
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