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recession investing

Most S&P 500 dividends survived 2008 and 2020, but the cuts that did happen clustered in a few predictable places

August 29, 2026 by Julia Santos

How do dividend stocks perform during a recession? We break down the 2008 and 2020 dividend cut waves by sector and show which payers held firm.

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