3 Dividend Stocks You Can Safely Hold for Decades
Wall Street is hyper-focused on the next quarter's results, but real investment returns are measured in periods of years or even decades. That long-term focus is critical for dividend investors, who are aiming to compound stock price growth with help from a steadily rising payout.
But can you really count on a dividend to keep growing over long holding periods, without ever being slashed during an industry downturn?
Only a few businesses can pair that level of consistency with market-leading financial strength. And below, we'll look at why an income investor can sleep soundly while holding shares of PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), and Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW).
Source Fool.com
