Stocks that paid out hefty annualized dividends were a big hit during the Great Recession, since investors could at least rely on a regular "paycheck" even if the market wasn't always very clear. After the mayhem last Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average taking mid-day lurch downward of nearly 1,000 points, dividends are looking more and more attractive.
Yes, the market seemed to be moving higher Monday morning -- and there are folks out there who insist the charts just don't support a market crash. But if you want to be safe instead of sorry, why not get the best of both worlds -- an agile small cap stock outperforming the market this year that also sports a mammoth dividend yield of almost 14%!
