A Relatively Safe Dividend Stock to Avoid Political Risk

Long-term investing in anything in the run up to a US election is a risky proposition, but stocks in the energy sector are particularly prone to post election volatility. The widely differing energy policies of the two parties, or at least the perception that that is true, mean that oil and gas stocks represent an exaggerated risk every four years as the seemingly endless American Presidential campaigns finally end.

History suggests that who is in the White House actually has very little influence on stock prices in general, including those in…