195 Dividend Stocks Every Income Investor Should Know About

In 2009, I introduced the Stock Ideas list and it has proven to be immensely popular. The list consists of Dividend Aristocrats, US Broad Dividend Achievers and U.S. Dividend Champions. Duplications in the above lists are eliminated and stocks are crossed out when I learn that they have either cut their dividend or fail to raise it. Here is some information on each of the constituent lists and some highlights on this year’s changes: Dividend Aristocrats: Companies in the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. As the name denotes, these are the best of the best – the blue blood stocks, including names like: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | Yield: 3.9% Coca-Cola Co (KO) | Yield: 2.9% Exxon Mobil (XOM)| Yield: 2.1% Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)| Yield: 3.5% McDonald’s Corp (MCD)| Yield: 3.2% 3M Co. (MMM)| Yield: 2.4%.... Read more