Looking to Replace Bonds? My List of 20 Dividend 'Over' Achievers

The first stop for many dividend investors is the Dividend Aristocrats List, which highlights large cap, blue chip companies that have increased their dividends every year for at least the last 25 years. But with such difficult entry requirements, the list is short. Only slightly more than 40 companies are members, and once price and value are taken into account, the number of acceptable investments dwindles even further.Enter the Dividend Achievers List, published by Mergent. A much broader list than the Aristocrats, the Achievers list is made up of US companies that have increased the... Read more