Two months in to the new year and the markets are experiencing some significant volatility, down over 20% from their recent highs. It is during these volatile times, that investors seemingly appreciate their dividend income even more - as it provides an opportunity to reinvest the income into equities that appear attractively valued for the long term. The question for many investors in the coming weeks and months is what if any companies in their portfolios will need to cut their dividends and which companies will be able to weather the storm and be able to increase the dividend in the next 12 mos? It will be interesting to see how things develop in the next 12 months to say the least.
