Dividend Superstars for Your Portfolios

Long term growth records appeal to value investors. Below is an elite group of companies (and their yields) with track records of increasing annual dividends for half a century, the Superstar Dividend Aristocrats. OK, I bent the rules for JNJ and KO. They will achieve this status next year, just 6 months away. But I trust that they will increase dividends next year. 1) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)__3.4% 2) Coca-Cola (KO)_________2.7% 3) 3M Company (MMM)_____2.3% 4) Emerson Electric (EMR)__2.4% 5) Parker-Hannifin (PH)____1.7% 6) Procter & Gamble (PG)__3.2% 7) Genuine Parts (GPC)___3.1% 8) Dover Corp. (DOV)_____1.6% In the last century, financial studies said that 1/3 of investment gains came from dividends and 2/3 came from capital appreciation. That belief has been put to the test in the last decade when capital appreciation has been limited at many of the largest companies thought of as growth stocks. Former growth stocks have matured.... Read more