Dividend Preparation for a Post-Election, Post-Fed Market

Election Day is just a few days away and while 2010 has been kind to income investors, this is one of the more important mid-term elections for dividend hunters in quit a while. And don't forget that Tuesday's election isn't the only big game in town next week. Perhaps even more important is the Federal Reserve's meeting just one day after the election. The market's desired election outcome, which would be the Republicans gaining control of the House at a minimum, has essentially been priced into stocks, but there are some lingering concerns about the next round of quantitative easing from the Fed. On both fronts, we won't know the final outcomes until next week, but investors can (and should) use the next few days to prepare for what may lie ahead for dividend stocks. Here are the answers to four pressing post-election questions. QE II: What's Enough to Satisfy the Market?... Read more