10 Foreign Dividend Stocks With A History Of Consistent Payouts

Dividend yield should be one of the most important factors when selecting a stock for investment. Dividend payments come out of a company’s earnings and are usually a strong barometer of a firm’s financial health. Unlike other metrics, cash dividends are not susceptible to accounting or other manipulations. Hence consistent dividend payers and growers are excellent options for investors seeking both growth and income. It is widely known that over the long-term, dividend returns account for a major portion of the total returns of the S&P 500. From a recent article on dividends in The Wall Street Journal: Click to enlarge: Looking solely at prices, you’d be left believing small-capitalization stocks vastly outperformed more “sluggish” utilities. Data from FactSet Research Systems show that in the decade through Nov. 30, the iShares Russell 2000 Index exchange-traded fund, which tracks the shares of smaller companies, zipped up 61%, versus a more modest... Read more