The Intelligent Investor
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The Intelligent Investor


It's time for another installment in my The Intelligent Investor series.

On page 294, Graham writes "One of the most persuasive tests of high quality is an uninterrupted record of dividend payments going back over many years. We think that a record of continuous dividend payments for the last 20 years or more is an important plus factor in the company's quality rating. Indeed the defensive investor might be justified in limiting his purchases to those meeting this test"

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