This mini-portfolio of inflation-fighting dividend payers is clobbering the market in 2022 and positioned well against this year’s headline headwinds.
If there's one thing recent macroeconomic and stock market
turbulence should reteach us, it's that the best blue-chip dividend stocks
never go out of style. And the Dow's best dividend stocks are proving that
handily so far in 2022.
True, inflation is advancing at the fastest pace in four
decades, and the market is seething with anxiety over impending interest rate
hikes. Yet the top-rated dividend payers among the 30 Dow Jones stocks are
beating the market so far this year – and should continue to give income
investors some much-needed peace of mind.
Many of the Dow's best dividend stocks also happen to be
dividend growth stalwarts. Quite a few names in this elite bastion of 30
blue-chip equities are members of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats – an
index of 66 best dividend stocks that have increased their payouts for at least
25 consecutive years.
It's also noteworthy that the Dow Jones' best dividend
stocks hail from sectors that hold up well when inflation runs hot. As we'll
see below, four of the five best Dow dividend stocks are classified as
healthcare, energy and consumer staples bets.
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