Dividend aristocrats

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Disciplined Approach to Investing  Nov 5  Comment 
It seems it has been some time since I updated the performance of Standard & Poor's Dividend Aristocrats. Year to date through November 4, 2009, the Aristocrats have generated a better return than the Dow Jones Industrial Index, 12.2% versus...
The DIV-Net  Oct 20  Comment 
As dividend investors, we know how big a deal it is for a company to be part of the elite dividend aristocrat list. To get on this list, a dividend stock must have increased its dividend for a total of 25 consecutive years . Of course, it isn't...
Geographic Independence  Sep 5  Comment 
As mentioned earlier, right after August expiration I began looking for new covered call opportunities. As mentioned earlier in this blog, one of my strategies is to look at the Dividend Aristocrats list for companies who will likely be paying...
Dividend Growth Investor  Aug 10  Comment 
Two more dividend aristocrats raised their distributions last week, bringing the total number of raisers in the elite index to 30. This is quite impressive, given the fact that there are almost 5 more months to go before the year is out and that...
Dividend Tree  Aug 6  Comment 
In general, for any dividend growth investor, the list of dividend aristocrats is favorite hunting ground. This list includes companies from S&P500 index that have been raising dividends consecutively for last 25 years. These are mature companies...
Dividend Growth Investor  Aug 6  Comment 
Despite Avery Dennison's recent dividend cut, the dividend aristocrats index appears to be business as usual in 2009. The dividend aristocrats represent S&P 500 members which have consistently raised their dividends for more than 25 consecutive...
The DIV-Net  Jul 30  Comment 
In general, for any dividend growth investor, the list of dividend aristocrats is favorite hunting ground. This list includes companies from S&P500 index that have been raising dividends consecutively for last 25 years. These are mature companies...
Geographic Independence  Jul 20  Comment 
As mentioned in my posts last week, my wife and I have decided to consider dividend paying companies as the underlying stock in future covered call trades. The idea is to not only capture the call premium, but also receive a dividend during the...
Dividends Value  Jun 30  Comment 
In  sports after a player or team scores there is a celebration. Sometimes the celebration is extreme and designed to focus attention on the individual. As a kid growing up in the 70's and 80's this behavior was not tolerated. The coaches would...
Top Foreign Stocks  Jun 29  Comment 
The S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats is part of the  S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series. This constituents in this index have followed a policy of raising dividends each year for at least 25 consecutive years. In addition, all the...
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Dividend aristocrats are companies in the S&P 500 that have increased dividend payouts to shareholders every year for the last 25 years.

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