Investing in S&P 500 Dividend Challengers: Part 1

Defensive investors regularly seek high quality dividend stocks to achieve sustainable returns even in bear markets. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks 42 blue-chip S&P 500 companies that have increased their dividends at least 25 consecutive years, is one alternative for many dividend investors. On the other, David Fish’s U.S. Dividend Champions list has also become very appealing to some dividend investors that look for a starting point in their research. Dave Fish compiles a complete list of all US stocks that have increased their dividend payout for at least 25 consecutive years. In addition, the author presents two separate sub -lists as nominees for future Dividend Champions: “Dividend Contenders” that have increased their payouts for 10-24 years and “Dividend Challengers” that have increased their payouts for 5-9 years. The whole list can be found here. We are concerned about Fed’s monetary policy and we believe investors should pick... Read more