My IRAs are primarily in
widow and orphan dividend growth stocks, and I keep about one year's worth of expenses in high - yield preferred ETFs as an emergency fund.
Not exact matches
Utility stocks were once considered investments for «
widows and orphans» because they provided a safe, steady,
and growing
dividend income with good prospects for capital appreciation.
Stocks that pay generous
dividends have been very good performers,
and that comes as no surprise to clever
widows and the odd
orphan, who've been on the
dividend bandwagon for decades.