Institutional Investor (January 9)
2023/ 01/ 11 by jd in Global News
“Amid market volatility in 2022, defensive stocks, most of which are dividend payers with stable earnings, had a good run. While they tend to underperform growth or cyclical stocks in bull markets, they are usually perceived as safer bets during recessionary periods. Dividend stocks gained 2 percent from January to October 2022, beating the market by more than 20 percent.”
Tags: 2022, Bull markets, Cyclical, Defensive, Dividend stocks, Growth, Market volatility, Recessionary, Safer, Stable earnings, Underperform
