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Published on October 19th, 2022 by Bob Ciura

Income investors are likely familiar with the Dividend Aristocrats, a select group of 65 stocks in the S&P 500 Index that have increased their

Guest contribution by ValueWalk

September was a tumultuous time in the market for investors as a sudden turnaround in performance left many investors to flee the market in hopes of parking

Updated on October 7th, 2022 by Nate Parsh

Companies that have at least 50 years of dividend growth are considered Dividend Kings.

The majority of the Dividend Kings list is made up of large

Updated on October 7th, 2022 by Nate Parsh

California Water Service (CWT) has an amazing track record when it comes to increasing dividends to shareholders. CWT is part of the Dividend Kings

Updated on October 7th, 2022 by Nate Parsh

Stocks with very long dividend streaks are highly appealing because they generate stable earnings and pay reliable dividends during recessions.

Very

Guest contribution by Insider Monkey

Amid a broader market downturn, it seems there’s no place left for investors to park their money except dividend stocks. The market’s appetite for

Updated on September 29th, 2022 by Josh Arnold

ABM Industries (ABM) has an amazing track record when it comes to paying dividends to shareholders. The company is part of the Dividend Kings, a

Updated on September 29th, 2022 by Josh Arnold

In order for a company to become a Dividend King, it must have a long track record of generating steady dividend growth, even during recessions

Updated on September 29th, 2022 by Josh Arnold

The Dividend Kings are considered the best-of-the-best when it comes to dividend growth stocks. There is good reason for this, as it is extremely

Updated on September 26th, 2022 by Nate Parsh

The Dividend Kings are an exclusive group of dividend stocks that satisfy our most stringent criteria for dividend history.

More specifically

Guest Post By Tom Hutchinson, Chief Analyst, Cabot Dividend Investor

Since 1930 dividends have accounted for 40% of total market returns. And dividend stocks have done so with much less

Updated on September 21st, 2022 by Nate Parsh

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is a company that many investors are likely familiar with. J&J has been in operation for more than 130 years and has

Updated on September 13th, 2022 by Nate Parsh

Investors are likely familiar with the standard Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs. Most REITs own physical real estate, lease the properties

Published on September 9th, 2022 by Josh Arnold

Kellogg Company (K) is perhaps one of the US’s most well-known consumer staples brands. The company’s ubiquitous cereals and snacks have

Updated on September 7^th, 2022 by Nate Parsh

Whether a company should pay a dividend depends on many factors. Thousands of publicly-traded companies pay dividends to shareholders, and some have

Updated on August 31st, 2022 by Quinn Mohammed

Twitter (TWTR) stock has had a great run. In the past five years, shares of Twitter have generated 18.8% annualized returns, compared with 12.5%

Updated on August 31st, 2022 by Josh Arnold

Every year, we review all of the Dividend Aristocrats, a group of 65 companies in the S&P 500 Index with 25+ consecutive years of dividend

Updated on August 30th, 2022 by Josh Arnold

The best dividend growth stocks have the ability to maintain long records of steady annual increases in their dividend payouts. This is why we focus

Updated on August 31st, 2022 by Quinn Mohammed

Alibaba Group (BABA) had strongly rewarded its shareholders in the years after its 2014 IPO. But things have changed dramatically in the past two

This is a guest contribution by Tom Hutchinson, Chief Analyst, Cabot Dividend Investor

The recent quarterly GDP report marks the second consecutive quarter of economic contraction. Since World

Published on August 17th, 2022, by Felix Martinez

There is no exact definition for blue chip stocks. We define it as a stock with at least ten consecutive years of dividend increases. We

This is a guest contribution by David Rakes

I recently retired from a long career in engineering in the defense industry.  While we had contributed to 401k plans throughout my career, I was

Published on August 17th, 2022, by Felix Martinez

There is no exact definition for blue chip stocks. We define it as a stock with at least ten consecutive years of dividend increases. We

Published on August 17th, 2022, by Felix Martinez

There is no exact definition for blue chip stocks. We define it as a stock with at least ten consecutive years of dividend increases. We

Published on August 15th, 2022 by Bob Ciura

3M Company (MMM) is a storied company with a long history of growing shareholder wealth. 3M has increased its dividend for over 60 consecutive years