Suze Orman Says You Don’t Have to Buy Every Market Dip. Here’s Why

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• ExxonMobil extended its run to 44 consecutive years of annual dividend increases, while PepsiCo expects to pay $7.9B in dividends in 2026.

• Suze Orman says dividend stocks “truly come into play” in downturns “because at least you are being paid to wait.”

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Suze Orman told investors they can skip the reflex to act every time stocks dip. She said it on the October 25 episode of her Women & Money podcast, titled “When Is a Decision Right For You?”: “You don’t have to think, oh, the markets went down, I have to dollar-cost average, now is the time. No, you don’t always have to do something.”

She linked that patience to uncertainty: “The market doesn’t like inconsistency. It doesn’t like not knowing what’s going to happen.” Suze Orman also told listeners that “Markets are not made in 20 days. Markets are made over 10 and 20 years.” Suze Orman’s standing rule is that money in stocks should be money you won’t need for at least five or ten years.

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Why Doing Nothing Gets Easier When Your Portfolio Pays You

The link to dividends is our own analysis. Retirees find it hardest to sit still when bills come due in the middle of a sell-off. If you fund your spending by selling shares, a downturn forces you to sell at lower prices. Dividend income can cover some of that spending, so the shares can stay put. Advisor Wes Moss explained the idea on The Clark Howard Podcast: “If your portfolio is producing dividends and interest, it may very well be able to cover your income gap every single year so that you don’t mess with the principal.”

Orman made a related point in a 2023 episode, saying that when markets go down, dividend stocks “truly come into play because at least you are being paid to wait.”