Since major central banks began cutting interest rates
in 2008, investors have been desperately searching for decent income from their
investments. It's not easy.
Remember back when rates were at 5% when the financial
crisis began, but within five months had shrunk to a record low of 0.5%. Most
savings accounts still pay next to nothing, which is why dividend-paying
equities remain incredibly popular.
A spectacular turnaround in corporate earnings
post-2009 - the result of heavy cost-cutting and a return to economic growth in
major global economies - left companies with pots of cash to fund bigger
dividends.
That growth went unchecked until 2013 and then last
year, when sectors such as oil ran into trouble. Others, like the mining
industry, look shaky, too, raising some concern about the sustainability of
payouts. It looks that it's only a question of time if they cut dividends but
they are fighting tough against headwinds.
Attached you can find my latest stocks ideas that
shift around those problems. Stocks with low debt, good earnings growth and a
proven business model could stay dividends at current level or even hike them
when the market gets more difficult.
Look at EMR. It's a great Dividend Aristocrat but the
whole market environment is getting harder and harder but recently, they
announced a small dividend hike of 1.06%.
These are much more examples. However, let's look at
those stocks. Here are 12 stock ideas that might offer a great safeness in
crises times and having a good or attractive valuation. Do you agree with me?
Please let me know some of your thoughts by leaving a comment. Thank you.
Here are my results...
