Your Kiplinger Most Reliable Stocks For Retirees December Report

Summary

• Kiplinger Investing, periodically lists retirement tips. This 40 stock list came from two articles: one by Brian Bollinger, 8/13/18 and another by Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA, 7/2/19.
• The articles were titled, '25 stocks every retiree should own', and '20 for 20 retirement years'. The list was cut to 40 as three showed up on both lists.
• These 40 select dividend stocks ranged from 0.00%-9.53% in annual yield and ranged from -3.09% to 23.94% in annual price target upsides per brokers 12/20/19.
• Top 10 Kiplinger reliable retiree dividend stocks boasted net gains from 14.22% to 29.36%.
• $5k invested in the lowest-priced five top-yield Kiplinger reliable retirement dogs showed 12.25% more net gain than from $5k invested in all 10. Smaller lower-priced Kiplinger reliable retirement stocks led the pack this month.
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Foreword

This article is based on two Kiplinger investing articles aimed at retirees:

25 Stocks Every Retiree Should Own, by Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA, published 7/2/19, featured a "group of retirement stocks that includes both pure income plays and growth companies, with a focus on very-long-term performance and durability.”

20 Quality Dividend Stocks, (yielding roughly 4% or higher), published 8/13/18, by Brian Bollinger, "... should fund at least 20 years of retirement, if not more. They have paid uninterrupted dividends for more than 20 consecutive years, appear to have secure payouts and have the potential to collectively grow... dividends to protect investors’ purchasing power."

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Analysts Estimated 14.22% To 29.36% Net Gains For 10 Top Kiplinger December Reliable Retirement Dogs Into 2020

Five of 10 top Kiplinger most reliable retirement stocks by yield were among the top 10 gainers for the coming year based on analyst one-year target prices. (They are tinted gray in the chart below.) Thus, the yield-based forecast for these late-December dogs was graded by Wall St. Wizards as 50% accurate.

Source: YCharts.com

Projections were based on estimated dividends from $1k invested in each of the highest-yielding stocks plus their aggregate one-year analyst median target prices, as reported by YCharts. Note: One-year target prices by lone analysts were not applied. 10 probable profit-generating trades projected to December 20, 2020 were:

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) was projected to net $293.57, based on dividends, plus the median of target price estimates from 26 analysts, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to risk 13% less than the market as a whole.

Meredith Corp. (MDP) was projected to net $212.27, based on the median of target price estimates from seven analysts, plus annual dividend, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to risk 12% more than

Analyst’s Disclosure: I am/we are long T. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed to constitute investment advice. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a solicitation, recommendation or endorsement to buy or sell any security. Prices and returns on equities in this article except as noted are listed without consideration of fees, commissions, taxes, penalties, or interest payable due to purchasing, holding, or selling same.