3 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy and Hold Forever
Dividend Aristocrats are a royal court of S&P 500 stocks that have raised their dividend payouts each year for at least 25 years. The list is reviewed and updated each year by S&P Dow Jones Indices, and investors seeking passive income from reliable companies with strong records of growth and returns can do worse than focusing on these dividend stocks as avenues for increasing wealth.
There are 65 companies on the Dividend Aristocrats list, and three of them are real estate stocks. In fact, all three are real estate investment trusts (REITs). They are Realty Income (NYSE: O), with 26 straight years of dividend growth; Essex Property Trust (NYSE: ESS), with 27; and Dividend King Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), at 54 consecutive years of raising dividends.
Below is a bit more on each of these Dividend Aristocrats.
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