As Washington contemplates ways they can keep kicking the fiscal
can down the road, the rest of us don't have the same luxury of
pushing back as much as the powers that be do.
While the majority of those who invest based on the media's
flavor-of-the-day ideas have witnessed their positions move against
them and are in the hope and prayer mode, investors seeking quality
long-term investments that produce income are putting money to work
as they usually do. When you harken back to the huge sell-off we
experienced in late 2008/early 2009, we at Dividend.com remained
fixated on the best opportunities we could find in the market. Our
"Best Dividend Stocks"
list was lean back than, as it is today.
There were never any emotional breakdowns for us. We just
brought the calculator out to discern how much the dividend yields
would be in the years ahead for dividend names that had gotten sold
with the rest of the inventory that investors panicked out of (or
liquidated to salvage some winners they may have had mixed in with
trading ideas they had no business being involved with in the first
place). I can speak loud and clear about this because I know the
trading game well, having been a full-time trader for many years
before committing to building the best investment site for
long-term investors here at Dividend.com. You can say I have seen
just about everything in my career and it is safe to say that
despite the media's addiction to breaking news and fast stock
reactions, that game ends poorly for most who take their
hard-earned capital and put it in play with the Wall Street
machine.
Our 2013 Dividend Guide is set to come out in the next couple of
weeks (be sure you are signed up for
Dividend.com Premium
so you can download it) and there is no sugar-coating the
roadblocks the U.S. faces in getting things stabilized. That said,
there will be opportunities in the market to put your money to work
(as always).
If you are out there in the working world trying to make enough
money to pay your bills, save, and invest, the game plan has not
changed. If you are retired and trying to not fall behind
inflation, the game has also not changed. Did we panic at Dow 6500
lows in early 2009? No, because we were fixated on building income.
The reality was knowing we were likely going to be paying some
lower prices than we may have originally paid. Most traders cut and
run, or worst yet, keep buying momentum plays that have already
topped. Will the road be bumpy? I'll say this, when is life ever
not bumpy at one point or another? It's how we react when those
shaky periods occur that will define how we ultimately arrive at
our desired destination of financial independence.
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An Important Note Regarding the Best Dividend Stocks List
We want to make sure everyone understands that the stocks on our
Best Dividend Stocks List
are the names we currently like for new investor capital,
regardless of what date the stock was first recommended on. If and
when a stock is removed from the list, we will clearly state
whether the stock should be sold (which is rare but occasionally
will happen), or simply held in one's account until we see a better
entry point or catalyst.
And here's one last thing to remember about what we do here at
Dividend.com. It's not just the names that we recommend that can
help you build wealth, but also the things we try to steer you away
from that are just as important. Forget about speculative or penny
stocks, chasing unprofitable IPOs, and listening to the manic
talking heads in the business media!
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common sense to do so.
Be sure to visit our complete recommended list of the
Best Dividend Stocks
, as well as a detailed explanation of
our ratings system here
.