The Nasdaq Just Hit Correction Territory: Is It Time to Buy Dividend Stocks?

The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) has fallen more than 10% from a recent high. That's a key level known as a correction, which is the first stop as Wall Street heads toward a bear market. A bear market -- a 20% drop from recent highs -- is not guaranteed to happen, but this is why investors get so worried about a 10% market decline.If this drop has you worried, perhaps it is time to add some dividend stocks into your portfolio mix as they can be less volatile. Here are three different options for doing that quickly and easily, all of which are broadly diversified exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Total return is the combination of stock price appreciation (or depreciation) and the dividends the stock pays. Price goes up and down, but dividends tend to be fairly constant over time, though companies do cut them when they need to. That makes dividends something of a salve for the mind when markets get volatile. You can refocus your attention on your quarterly dividend checks if watching the market's gyrations is keeping you up at night.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool