Trump's surprise win caused a selloff, but now Realty Income is ready to rock
Regardless of your political preferences, the “Trump rally”
that has pushed stocks higher since November has been a rip-roaring good time.
No one ever complains about making money.
Let Realty Income Corp (O) Stock Pay Your Bills in 2017Of
course, there are also no guarantees it will continue. The stock market is
extraordinarily expensive after eight years of virtually uninterrupted bull
market, and “The Donald’s” promises of reduced regulation and higher growth may
prove harder to deliver in practice.
There are some pretty aggressive growth assumptions priced
into the stock market right now, so any failure to deliver could result in a
nasty correction … or even a full-blown bear market.
I’ve always been a big believer in taking a total return
approach to investing, focusing on both capital gains and income. And with the
capital gains looking a little more iffy than usual at current stock prices,
current income in the form of dividends is more important than ever.
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