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Plus: How Retirees Can Protect their Portfolios Prosper with Kiplinger's daily digest of timely, trusted advice [View in browser]( [Prosper with our daily digest of timely, trusted advice]( MAY 8, 2020 [15 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now]( [15 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now]( Investors haven't just absorbed capital losses during the bear market -- many have watched their dividend disappear overnight. How can you ensure that you'll keep receiving a steady stream of income? Consider some of the most well-protected payout plans on Wall Street. Plus: [23 Dividend Cuts and Suspensions Chalked Up to the Coronavirus]( [READ MORE]( [25 Blue Chips With Brawny Balance Sheets]( Blue-chip stocks with rich financial resources are some of the best investments you can make when the economy is in the toilet. Deep "war chests" allow companies to keep the lights on for now, and empower them to get aggressive with marketing and M&A when the country begins to rebound. Plus: [Investing in Stocks? Balance Sheets Are Everything]( [READ MORE]( SPONSORED CONTENT FROM SMARTASSET [Speak With the Right Financial Advisor]( [Speak With the Right Financial Advisor]( Ready to kick your retirement plan into high gear? Compare fiduciary financial advisors in your area. [READ MORE]( [These 7 Dividends Aren't Just Safe: They Can Grow Like Weeds, Too]( Dividend growth might have been an investing staple of the past decade or so, but many stocks have had to pinch their pennies amid the coronavirus-sparked economic crisis. Still, a few companies are not only positioned to keep up their payouts, but briskly step them up well into the future. Plus: [8 Safe High-Yield Dividend Stocks Offering 5% or More]( [READ MORE]( [20 Best Stocks to Invest In During a Recession]( Recessions can take a deep toll on retirement portfolios. To get by, it often pays to invest in boring, get-the-job companies. Plus: [8 Facts You Need to Know About Bear Markets]( [READ MORE]( [How Retirees Can Protect their Portfolios]( Bear markets can be nightmarish for retirees, as they're forced to sell beaten-down stocks to pay bills and don't have the benefit of time to recover those losses. However, there are a few ways you can protect your nest egg from this rocky investing environment. Plus: [8 Dirt-Cheap Index Mutual Funds for Thrifty Investors]( [READ MORE]( [FAANGs + 1: Higher Tech, Lower Risk]( The acronym FAANG was coined a few years ago by CNBC host Jim Cramer to denote five tech firms that are dominant in their markets. These stocks (and a sixth member) can withstand the shocks that are becoming more common in our interconnected world. Plus: [11 Best Tech Stocks for the New Coronavirus Norm]( [READ MORE]( [Kiplinger] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Send this to a Friend. [Click here.]( | Not a Subscriber Yet? [Click here.]( All content ©2020 The Kiplinger Washington Editors 1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20005 Thank you for subscribing to Kiplinger Today, a free daily e-newsletter that helps you profit and prosper from the best of Kiplinger's advice on investing, taxes, retirement, personal finance and much more. If you ever wish to stop receiving this daily service, please [click here to unsubscribe](.