March 18, 2016

The 10 Best Dividend Stocks For Retirement


Retirees want their portfolios to provide safe, consistent, reliable income that grows faster than the pace of inflation.
Retirees want investments that will protect their nest egg, allow them to sleep easy at night, and provide steady income.
Dividend stocks perfectly match retirement investor needs. Dividend stocks can also lead to early retirement.
Investing in high quality dividend growth stocks provides retirees with consistent, reliable, growing dividend income.
But…
Not all dividend stocks are created equal.
Some are high risk – high yield stocks. They can be appealing to retirees, but they are dangerous.
The last thing you need in retirement is for your nest egg to get scrambled.
Other dividend stocks have fantastic growth potential and a high degree of safety – but have very low yields.
These stocks may make good investments for younger investors. They do not make good investments for dividend investors in retirement because they don’t satisfy retirees’ income needs.
The best dividend stocks for retirees have the following characteristics: 

Source: Insider Monkey