ETRN - 3 Beaten Down Dividend Stocks That Insiders Are Buying
Right now, for yield seekers, it pays to be a stock picker. The yields in many defensive, typically higher dividend-paying sectors, as well as long duration Treasury bonds, have been driven down by fears of an economic slowdown and the specter of a looming recession.
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This massive shift into defensive sectors is a natural reaction to the numerous calls of an oncoming recession. For instance, on Monday, August 19th, the Associated Press reported that "74% of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump’s economic