Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHH) reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share. This is a 29.63 percent increase over earnings of $0.27 per share from the same period last year.
Companies Reporting Before The Bell
• WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $3.79 per share on revenue of $5.37 billion.
Financial advisers routinely tell investors to diversify their portfolios.
It makes sense to diversify because market sectors perform differently during various cycles of the U.S. economy, and investors never know which ones will perform the best at any given time.
If history is any indication, one of the best ways to make long-term money in the stock market is by having the courage to buy stocks when they are largely out of favor. This is especially true of dividend stocks because when the prices decline, investors can lock in higher dividend yields for life.