3 Big Dividends To Buy For Rising Treasury Rates

3 Big Dividends To Buy For Rising Treasury Rates

Financial table of united states treasury bonds of varying maturities Goldman Sachs GS says the Fed will start cutting its bond purchases next month—and that sets up some of our favorite dividend-payers for a quick 61% profit surge. (I'll reveal the tickers we need to reap this "taper bonanza" in a moment.) Wait. Why are we taking Goldman's word here? Because "Government Sachs" has the deepest DC connections of any bank: former Treasury Secretaries Henry Paulson and Steven Mnuchin are Goldman grads, among many other government bigwigs. When it comes to what's happening at the Fed, I'd take Goldman's opinion over that of Jay Powell himself! A Boon for Dividend Investors To get at how we'll flip the taper into big dividends, let's connect it to a figure we all watch closely: the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. Treasury yields are based on supply and demand. Supply (bond issuance) is huge, but so is demand, with the Fed stepping in for $80 billion per month. When this big buyer cuts back, we'll see the yield on the 10-year rise to attract other buyers. It's already happening. At the beginning of 2021, the 10-year paid just 1%. It has since