3 Stocks That a Dividend Investor Could Love

The market is starting to look a little overbought and everyone is expecting a sell off. Sometimes situations like these turn out to be self fulfilling prophecies. When everyone is expecting a pullback, it can lead to investors selling shares that they would have otherwise held on to. One of the ways that investors can protect themselves from a stock market drop is by owning some income plays. High yielding dividend stocks can provide you with income while you ride out a market slump. Here are 3 stocks that any dividend investor would like. Duke Energy (DUK) Duke is like many of the other companies operating in the utilities industry. The company has a very slow growth rate and a nice dividend yield. Duke Energy is paying out a 5.4% yield which is comparable to Progress Energy (PGN), Entergy (ETR), and Excelon (EXC). One of the attractive aspects of Duke... Read more