Dividend stocks are enticing to investors
during periods of volatility because in such a market they tend to perform well relative to more growth - oriented or higher - risk equities.
Not exact matches
The materials sector is 5 per cent lower than at end October and has shown considerable
volatility during the
period because of the conflicting effects
of strong increases in metals prices and concerns about the appreciation
of the Australian dollar.
Because of their
volatility, stocks outperform bonds
during only 60 %
of one - year
periods.
And that endorsement might be strong 10 years from now,
because the strategy did well
during periods of high
volatility.