U.S. Recession Alert
Why This Recession Is Different—
And what you can do about it now.
The U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) defines economic recession as:
“A significant decline in [the] economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in real GDP growth, real personal income, employment (non-farm payrolls), industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.”
Most of the recessions over the past 50 years were caused by the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to battle inflation. Yet this most recent recession can best be described as a consequence of the implosion of the U.S. housing bubble and the sub-prime mortgage crisis that then weakened our entire credit-based financial system. Thus, this is not a recession that can be easily stopped by the Fed simply relaxing monetary policy as it did in the old days. The recession might be here to stay. SO THEN ...
- How Do You Protect Your Investments?
- How Do You Secure Your Retirement?
- How Can You Get More Income and Less Risk Out of Your Portfolio?
Think Long Term ... Think Dividend-Paying Income Stocks. Or as we call it ...
A Return to Common SenseDividend-Paying Income Stocks can strengthen your portfolio to achieve your financial goals in these tough times:
- They pay you income in the form of regular, often rising dividends.
- The are less volatile than growth stocks—providing you with exposure to the stock market with less risk. (Dividends tend to put a floor beneath a stock's price.)
- They give you a tax break because dividends are taxed at a lower rate than the interest on bonds.
AND remember... the dividend check comes
even when earnings growth doesn't.
Dear Investor,The financial crisis of 2008 has left many Americans consumed by distrust and fear. Stop worrying and diversify your portfolio today with dividend-paying income stocks.Many have been paralyzed into inaction, leaving their 401k and brokerage statements unopened, hoping that if they ignore the red ink, it’ll magically turn black next month.Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, things could grow much worse before getting better.Whether you own(ed) stocks of banks or sub-prime lending institutions that went belly-up, or played it safe in a large-cap index fund, your portfolio has lost value.Short of stuffing your money under a mattress, what can you do to stop the bleeding and begin to recoup lost assets? First, block out the daily stream of doom-and-gloom messages and realize that panicking will get you and your hard-earned savings absolutely nowhere. Then, turn to Income Digest, a tool investors can use for safety and growth. The information you’ll receive monthly will restore your faith in the market and remind you why compounded interest—and dividends—are considered two of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Since the end of the 1990s, dividends have accounted for all of the
market’s gains. In fact, without dividends, you would have lost money
by investing in blue-chip stocks.—The New York Times
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