3 Dividend Keys Keep Your Portfolio Recession- AND Inflation-Proof

The Fed isn’t changing its interest-rate tune yet. [Turn Your Images On] Dividend of the Week [3 Dividend Keys Keep Your Portfolio Recession- AND Inflation-Proof]( [Turn Your Images On] [Charles Sizemore, Co-Editor, Green Zone Fortunes]( “Until the job is done…” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s words are lingering in my mind this week. Back in August, Powell vowed to raise interest rates to tame inflation “until the job [was] done.” And this week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers show that the job is nowhere close to the finish line. Inflation rose at an annualized rate of 8.3% in August. Once again, the devil is in the details. Excluding food and energy prices, which can swing from month to month and skew the picture, core inflation was up 0.6% compared to July and 6.3% year over year. This all but guarantees the Fed will make its third consecutive 0.75% rate hike next week. Just six months ago, the fed funds rate target range was 0% to 0.25%. By the end of this month, that will sit between 3% and 3.25%! One increase in interest rates alone is bad. But with each monster hike, the risk grows that the Fed pushes us into recession (if we aren’t already there) … and creates that worst of all possible worlds — stagflation, where the economy slows in tandem with high unemployment and rising prices. I don’t make major investment decisions based on data for a single month. That’s a terrible idea. I’ve never seen anyone make money trading the headlines like that. But this does give us an opportunity to step back and look at the big picture and consider what kind of dividend strategy makes sense in a world of rates in rapid ascent. [Let’s see what we can find by taking a step back.]( Suggested Stories: [Grab This “Strong Bullish” Snack Stock for a Portfolio Boost]( [Lithium Stocks Show There’s Always a Bull Market in Something]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tired of High Gas Prices? 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