The stock market is all over the place these days, notching a combination of up days and brutal down days as it struggles to interpret a mixed bag of macroeconomic data and company-specific problems. And with earnings season underway, investors' eyes will undoubtedly fall on how companies are performing and expect to perform during a period of rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions.
Chevron (NYSE: CVX) , Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) , and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are all Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks and all have proven short-term and long-term upside potential that makes them good companies to buy even if volatility escalates from here. What's more, all three stocks are Dividend Aristocrats , which are S&P 500 components that have paid and raised their dividend annually for at least 25 consecutive years.
Here's what makes these three Dow companies a great buy now.
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3 Unstoppable Dow Dividend Aristocrats That Are Passive Income Machines