Embrace The Fear: What I'm Buying This Month And 2 Stocks Worth Considering

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Summary

  • Embrace market fear by buying quality stocks at attractive valuations during sell-offs, focusing on long-term growth and diversification.
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  • Despite market risks like trade wars and inflation, maintaining a diversified portfolio with reliable dividend stocks can mitigate downside and provide income stability.
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Introduction

In recent weeks I'm sure some investors may have had a similar feeling as above since the market continues to sell-off, particularly stocks in the technology sector (XLK).

As market fears ramp up due to implemented tariffs, uncertainty surrounding inflation, and



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Contributing analyst to the iREIT+Hoya Capital investment group. The Dividend Collectuh is not a registered investment professional nor financial advisor and these articles should not be taken as financial advice. This is for educational purposes only and I encourage everyone to do their own due diligence. I'm a Navy veteran who enjoys dividend investing in quality blue-chip stocks, BDC's, and REITs. I am a buy-and-hold investor who prefers quality over quantity and plans to supplement his retirement income and live off dividends in the next 5-7 years. I aspire to reach and help the hard working, lower and middle class workers build investment portfolios of high quality, dividend-paying companies. I also hope to give investors a new perspective to help them reach financial independence.

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