The Dividend Decade

Standard & Poor's investment publication, The Outlook, is in the news recently for stating that the next ten years could be what they term as the "dividend decade" as Jay Bryan writes in an article found in The Vancouver Sun.

"...That's because bonds just don't provide the income or safety that's needed in retirement. The thesis, put forth in Standard & Poor's flagship investment publication, The Outlook, contains some important wisdom. Basically, bonds are still important, but certain kinds of stocks might usefully supplement their function as an income-producer in your portfolio. Bonds have long been considered the ballast of a conservative investment portfolio because their issuers have a legal obligation to keep on paying a stated amount of interest until they give you your money back. If the bonds are issued by government, you're highly protected. Even if the issuer is a corporation, few blue-chip firms ever default."


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