Year End Dividend Champions

The Dividend Champions spreadsheet (and PDF) will be updated through 12/31/10 after Friday's market close and will be posted at its usual location. Note that all references to Champions mean companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years. During the past month, I have been working on major structural changes, some of which were suggested by readers, as well as updating the listings for dividend increases and other announcements. Listed below are those changes, along with what's ahead in 2011.... Read more