4 More Dividend Aristocrats for Income and Long Term Growth

Brokerage firms used to recommend a category of stocks called 'Income and Appreciation'. This concept remains valid. Below are four stocks with those characteristics. Each is an S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat with a yield around 3%. Higher yields cause some investors to think that those companies do not take growth seriously. These yields give an optimum balance (blend) of yield and growth. Coca-Cola (KO) After 125 years in the business, Coca-Cola is the world's largest beverage company, with consumers in more than 200 countries. Last year, KO acquired the North American assets and liabilities of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), the largest bottler in the world, to integrate five business components into a complete bottling and service operation. Over $350 million of operational synergies are expected annually over the next four years.Coca-Cola operates two divisions: sparkling beverages (colas) and still beverages (types of water). Global sparkling beverage volume increased 5% in... Read more