Three solid dividend stocks

With current market conditions as volatile and uncertain as they are, professional investor Jeremy Whitley focuses on companies that can weather the tough economic times. Here, he picks three stocks which may not be considered classic 'dividend' stocks, but which should give good and growing pay-outs over the longer term.

Each week, a professional investor tells MoneyWeek where he'd put his money now. This week: Jeremy Whitley, head of UK and European equities at Aberdeen Asset Management, and manager of the Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust.

While current market conditions are volatile and uncertain we're focusing on companies that can weather tough economic times. The three firms below would not be considered classic 'dividend' stocks, but they fit in well with our criteria of selecting firms with the ability to grow their pay-outs at good rates over the longer term.

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Jeremy Whitley is manager of the Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust.