4 Dividend Stocks Safer Than U.S. Treasuries

Over the past few weeks, financial markets have gotten concerned about the possibility that the U.S. congress would not raise the debt ceiling on U.S. government debt. The implications range from credit downgrades on U.S. Treasuries to de facto default by the U.S. government if it chooses to delay payment of Social Security Benefits.Currently, U.S. Treasuries are rated AAA, and are regarded as the safest investment instrument in the world. As a result, institutions and foreign governments hold trillions of dollars of this highly liquid and safe investment. The high budget deficits as well as the high level of U.S. government debt however, have some experts doubting whether the status quo of U.S. Treasuries as “safe investments” will change.So if investors doubt the safety of an instrument rated AAA by credit agencies, what alternatives do investors looking for AAA safe investments currently have? I did a little research... Read more