Energy Dividend Aristocrats Shine Amid Market Uncertainty

With U.S. markets trading close to record highs, many investors are now turning to dividend-paying stocks as they try to balance growth and income. Dividend investing provides a predictable and reliable source of cash flow that can complement other forms of income. Dividend stocks can also help protect your portfolio when the stock market loses steam, with predictions of a market crash growing. Studies have shown that dividend-paying stocks tend to hold up much better during market downturns, with an interesting study finding that they declined…