The Dow Jones hit a milestone this week, closing above 30,000 points for the first time. Fueling the surging stock market is optimism that vaccines will soon end the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, while recent data from a trio of candidates suggests that these vaccines are more than 90% effective at preventing the virus, rolling them out to everyone in the world is a momentous task. That means there's a risk that the economy might experience some more turbulence in the coming months, especially with case counts surging around the world. And that's why investors worried about another recession might want to start preparing now for that possibility. Two dividend stocks that stand out for their recession-proof characteristics are infrastructure operator Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP) (NYSE: BIPC) and utility NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) .
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