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4 Defensive Dividend Stocks For Increased Diversification
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Published Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:02:24 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
The past week saw the averages close up 3.58% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 3.73% for S&P 500, and 4.04% for the Nasdaq. Despite the week finishing on a positive note, this week's AAII Sentiment Survey results (week ending 6/6/2012) prove otherwise: Bullish: 27.5%, down 0.6 Neutral: 26.8%, down 3.2 Bearish: 45.8%, up 3.7 In addition to this, JPMorgan cited six issues which could take the market lower in the short-term. Continued uncertainty from Europe, and 'risk on - risk off' is among the most heard strategies for investors today. With minute-to-minute recommendations of market timing and the movement in and out of sectors that can overwhelm even the most calm of investors, my belief is that sometimes doing nothing is the best trade. Being paid to wait with dividend paying stocks is a strategy that I tend to stick to. Most of these companies are trading from fair... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield ALTRIA GROUP 
US02209S1033 37.34 17.3 2.16 1.76 4.71 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
US7181721090 95.00 18.4 5.21 3.40 3.58 PFIZER
US7170811035 28.70 20.5 1.41 0.96 3.34 PROCTER & GAMBLE
US7427181091 79.09 20.2 3.97 2.41 3.05 COCA-COLA
US1912161007 42.38 22.5 1.91 1.12 2.64