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Where to Find Yield? In the Stock Market

By Jim Cramer

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 Most people are worried about skyrocketing interest rates because of the federal deficit. You read these kinds of stories every single day, including today. Yet, when I see the GDP revision down, when I see consumption down, I think that's misplaced worry. What am I worried about? I am worried about no demand for money and no projects worth lending to. I am worried that there's no new business to speak of that needs to borrow, and demand for money is pretty nil. So the question becomes, what do you do for a return? If rates remain low and there's worry that one day they will spike, how do you pick up yield to protect yourself? And the answer I always come up with is equities. They give you the yield that bonds can't give you. Yesterday I noted that Verizon and AT&T are moving up. It is happening again...

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