Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny's December 2020 Edition

Seeking AlphaDividend Quick PicksDividend Stock Watch List: Lanny's December 2020 EditionDec. 3, 2020 12:55 AM ET|| Includes: INTC, PFE, SJMby: Dividend DiplomatsDividend Diplomats Large-cap, Dividend Investing, Dividend Growth Investing, ValueDividend Diplomats .cls-1{fill:#024999;}SummaryAs a dividend stock investor, for the first time, I feel a little uncertain of what the future may hold.
We have three completely different industries here with Pharmaceutical/healthcare, Technology/IT and consumer-goods.
I would argue Intel, Smucker and then Pfizer if I were to order them. Only based on positioning.
Dividend stock watch list Welcome back to another dividend stock watch list and you can have a sneak peek of the dividend stocks that are on my radar. The stock market has been on an absolute tear over the last 30 days and it simply doesn't make things easy for a dividend investor. Below is a chart of the S&P 500 and you can see the market cruise to almost 3,700!

Interest rates are significantly low on your savings, including high yield savings, accounts, as well as money market accounts & funds. In fact, Ally Savings reduced my interest rate to 0.80% back in September. Luckily, I can still say that I am earning 0.60% on my savings account as of the end of November 2020. Will that stay, though? Not certain, but I am estimating another decline in Ally's high yield online savings rate. Here is my last lovely message from Ally (NYSE: ALLY), below:

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) came out with the first coronavirus vaccine news for COVID-19. Then, Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) followed, AstraZeneca (Nasdaq: AZN) and I am sure Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is right around the corner. The stock market has surged, setting new record highs. Further, the election is essentially over, bringing a little more calmness to the political landscape.
In addition, the Federal reserve continues to make headlines, as they've been flushing the stock market with cash.... Read more