10 Stocks With 45+ Years of Boring, Steady Annual Dividend Increases

We have all heard it… Stodgy, for old people, yawn, boring! These have all been used to describe dividend growth investing. As a dividend growth investor, I sometimes think our strategy is the most misunderstood. It seems everyone understands a trader's mentality as evidenced by the numerous comments on capital appreciation - “Why would you buy that stock? It has been flat for 2 years.” Most understand the income investors mentality as noted by comments like - “Why would you buy that stock when you can buy Amalgamated Risk and it pays a 9% dividend?” Both of these strategies can be successful, as can a dividend growth strategy. Periodically, it is good to remind ourselves why we are dividend growth investors. Dividends Provide Investment Stability In a troubled market, dividend growth stocks provide a degree of stability to your portfolio. While everyone else is panicked about their portfolio’s decline, dividend investors see a downturn as an incredible buying opportunity. Many are now referring to the last 10 years as the lost decade. It was only lost if you were focusing on capital appreciation. Investors in dividend growth stocks continued to see their income grow over the decade.... Read more