2 Dividends That Crush Inflation Right Now

2 Dividends That Crush Inflation Right Now

The retirement-income battle never ends! In 2020 and 2021, we were terrified of dividend cuts. Now we're sweating soaring inflation! The good news? No matter what the worry, we can apply my "2-step retirement income plan." It's designed to keep anything Jay Powell, Vladimir Putin or even Chinese President Xi does from impacting our dividend streams. (Below I'll give you two tickers that work perfectly with this strategy, including one that profits from the demise of Russian oil. This unsung company just hiked its payout 50%.) Of course, this market crash is mainly the work of Powell, who overshot the mark on stimulus, boosting the money supply by a ridiculous 40% since February 2020. And look at the right side of the chart below: even though inflation has been a problem for more than a year, he's only just now tapping the brakes! We all know that retirees—folks with the least amount of wiggle room in their budgets—are taking the brunt. If you're retired, or near retirement, you've probably noticed that the prices of the things you need the most have spiked. Hoping to visit the grandkids this summer? The price of airline tickets jumped 11% in March from February,