CNQ:CC - Suddenly There's An Alternative - The Important Case For Wide Moat Dividend Stocks

2024-04-18 07:00:00 ET

Summary

• Short-term bonds currently yield more than stocks, indicating a shift in the investment environment.
• Investors should focus on companies with healthy balance sheets, pricing power, and that are trading below their fair value.
• We suggest several favorite wide-moat dividend businesses.

This article was coproduced with Leo Nelissen.

Putting a value on a stock is difficult – very difficult.

After all, it depends on a wide range of factors, including crowd psychology, greed, fear, and market momentum.

However, two other factors may be even more important, which are the expected earnings stream of a company and the interest rate used to discount those earnings....

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