Increased Dividends a Positive Sign for the Market, According to Top Financial Newsletter Profit Confidential

(prHWY.com) March 28, 2012 - New York, NY -- There's been a lot of news related to increased dividends and this is a very positive sign for the stock market, according to Mitchell Clark, contributor to Profit Confidential. In his recent article, Expect Big Increases to Dividends Over the Next Few Quarters, Clark outlines his beliefs related to dividends.

"Dividends, in my view, are perhaps now the most important component to an equity investment," says Clark.

Clark notes that, while the stock market has been strong since the beginning of the year, investment risk remains very high and outside factors like war and/or sovereign debt are very real possibilities over the next year or two.

"In an environment of extraordinarily low interest rates, dividends income is pretty much the only guarantee out there," says Clark. "Cash and bonds just don't pay much, especially with inflation."

A lot of companies also announce their dividend payments with their earnings reports and Clark is anticipating a lot of good news related to higher dividend payouts.

"Big corporations are still reticent to spend their cash on new investments, but they aren't afraid to return excess cash in the form of dividends or share buybacks," says Clark.

Dividend news from JPMorgan Chase & Co. was icing on the cake for Clark. "This sector has been hard hit and any recovery in the big banks is very helpful for the rest of the stock market."

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