Looking for a formula for successful stock investing? RBC Bank's Joseph Keating sums it up in three words: exceptionally high quality. Companies in that category, he says, are likeliest to hold onto their dividends.
He encourages investors to take advantage of what he sees as "some real opportunities."
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(See Part 1 for his Consumer Staples, Energy & Telecom picks)
In the health-care arena, Keating recalled advising against Pfizer.
"Look what happened," he said. "They buy Wyeth and what did they do? They cut their dividend."
So who looks good?