High Dividend Income Stocks for an Unstable Market

With no end in sight to the low interest rate environment and a weakening global economy, investors are better off sticking with a high dividend income strategy, said Joseph Mayo, head of credit research at Conning. 'There is a lot of uncertainty around the world, investors need income and a high dividend income strategy is a way to put more income into their investment portfolios.' Conning is a global investment management company, primarily serving the insurance industry, with almost $89 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2015. Conning’s U.S. high dividend equity strategy has generated an average annual 13.94% net return since its inception in 2011. Mayo said Conning’s strategy focuses on companies with strong balance sheets in sectors that will allow them to maintain their dividend payouts in periods of economic uncertainty and increase dividends as the economy strengthens.