11 High Yield Dividend Champions With Staying Power

This article is part of a regular series in which I focus on the US Dividend Champions, a list compiled and tracked at DRIP Investing. The list is comprised of stocks which have increased their dividend payout for at least 25 consecutive years. As I have shown on my site, there are several ways to invest and this strategy is but just one in what I believe should be a "basket" of strategies from which to allocate a portfolio. However, I consider the method detailed below, which combines Dividend Champions with 2 simple ranking tools, one of the most effective ways to filter for high quality dividend paying stocks. Some studies have shown that the, highest yielding, low payout stocks perform better over time than stocks with higher payouts and lower yields. I originally cited a Credit Suisse study on the S&P 500 here and to summarize they found that from 1990-2006:... Read more