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This following post is written by Ben Reynolds, who runs the Sure Dividend site. Sure Dividend focuses on high quality dividend growth stocks suitable for long-term investing.
Dividend growth stocks are an excellent vehicle to build passive income over time. The idea of owning businesses that pay you more money year after year has a certain appeal to those in pursuit of passive income. Not only do dividend growth stocks give you a raise year after year, they have also historically outperformed the market. The Dividend Aristocrat Index is made up of businesses that have raised their dividends for 25+ consecutive years. The Dividend Aristocrat index has outperformed the S&P500 by 2.41 percentage points per year over the last decade.
Source: S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats Fact Sheet
Dividend Aristocrats & Quality
The Dividend Aristocrat index is full of high quality businesses with a long history of success. Some examples are Coca-Cola (KO), Wal-Mart (WMT), PepsiCo (PEP), 3M (MMM), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). There are 54 businesses in the Dividend Aristocrats Index. You can download a full list of current Dividend Aristocrats sorted by dividend yield, growth rate, and P/E ratio right here. Not only do Dividend Aristocrats have a long history of profitable growth, they also tend to have higher profitability on average. The average return on assets (ROA) for the S&P500 is 7.23%, compared to 9.58% for the average Dividend Aristocrat stock.
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Earlier this afternoon I purchased 45 shares of Aflac (AFL) for a $50.15 each. After commission, my cost basis is $50.33 per share. These shares will provide an extra $63 in annual dividends before reinvestment or future dividend increases. Aflac...
- A Closer Look At Johnson & Johnson (jnj)
As a stock holder of many different companies I find myself checking through all kinds news and analysis on the internet. This week I thought I'd share a couple of items about the Dividend Aristocrat Johnson & Johnson. Some fellow dividend bloggers...
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Money and Finance
The Evidence for Dividend Growth Investing
This following post is written by Ben Reynolds, who runs the Sure Dividend site. Sure Dividend focuses on high quality dividend growth stocks suitable for long-term investing.
Dividend growth stocks are an excellent vehicle to build passive income over time. The idea of owning businesses that pay you more money year after year has a certain appeal to those in pursuit of passive income. Not only do dividend growth stocks give you a raise year after year, they have also historically outperformed the market. The Dividend Aristocrat Index is made up of businesses that have raised their dividends for 25+ consecutive years. The Dividend Aristocrat index has outperformed the S&P500 by 2.41 percentage points per year over the last decade.
Source: S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats Fact Sheet
Dividend Aristocrats & Quality
The Dividend Aristocrat index is full of high quality businesses with a long history of success. Some examples are Coca-Cola (KO), Wal-Mart (WMT), PepsiCo (PEP), 3M (MMM), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). There are 54 businesses in the Dividend Aristocrats Index. You can download a full list of current Dividend Aristocrats sorted by dividend yield, growth rate, and P/E ratio right here. Not only do Dividend Aristocrats have a long history of profitable growth, they also tend to have higher profitability on average. The average return on assets (ROA) for the S&P500 is 7.23%, compared to 9.58% for the average Dividend Aristocrat stock.
Read more »
- Recent Buy
Earlier this afternoon I purchased 45 shares of Aflac (AFL) for a $50.15 each. After commission, my cost basis is $50.33 per share. These shares will provide an extra $63 in annual dividends before reinvestment or future dividend increases. Aflac...
- A Closer Look At Johnson & Johnson (jnj)
As a stock holder of many different companies I find myself checking through all kinds news and analysis on the internet. This week I thought I'd share a couple of items about the Dividend Aristocrat Johnson & Johnson. Some fellow dividend bloggers...
- Recent Dividend Increases
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That's because strong businesses that consistently raise their dividend payouts reward shareholders with...
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Captain's Picks is a collection of various articles that have caught my eye recently. I think you may find them interesting. Here's this weeks crop .... Intel - Why It's Poised For Rebound, And Why You Should Be There When It Does...
- Captains Picks
These are some of the articles I've been reading this week. Enjoy ... The 5 Best Dividend Stocks of 2020 - The Motley FoolCoca Cola: Fairly Valued in Low $40′s for 2013 - Dividend Monk PepsiCo (PEP) - A great dividend stock for long-term...