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Updated on February 26th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Every year, we individually review each of the 65 Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrat we’ll be discussing here is W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW). Grainger has increased its dividend for over 40 years in a row. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, a group of stocks in the S&P…

Updated on February 25th, 2021 by Samuel Smith Investors looking to generate higher levels of income from their investment portfolios should take a look at Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs. These are companies that own real estate properties and lease them to tenants or invest in real estate backed loans, both of which generate…

Updated on February 25th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Each year, we individually review each of the Dividend Aristocrats, a group of 65 stocks in the S&P 500 Index that have raised their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. To make it on the list of Dividend Aristocrats, a company must possess a profitable business…

Updated on February 25th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Every year, we review all of the Dividend Aristocrats, a group of 65 companies in the S&P 500 Index with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. We feel each Dividend Aristocrat deserves an individual review each year, because the Dividend Aristocrats are very unique within the broader…

Published on February 24th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Retirees have a different set of challenges in their investment planning, than other groups of investors. Investors in or nearing retirement might have to consider income replacement as a key component of their investment decisions. After all, retirees no longer have a regular paycheck from working to…

Updated on February 24th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Air Products & Chemicals (APD) may not be the most well-known Dividend Aristocrat. The company is primarily a business-to-business manufacturer and distributor of industrial gases. However, Air Products & Chemicals is an elite dividend stock as a member of the Dividend Aristocrats, a group of reliable dividend…

Updated on February 24th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Only companies in the S&P 500 Index, with at least 25 years of dividend growth, can claim the title of being a Dividend Aristocrat. This club is so exclusive that there are only 65 such companies in the S&P 500 Index. As a result, Dividend Aristocrats are…

Updated on February 23rd, 2021 by Bob Ciura Investors looking for high-quality dividend growth stocks would be wise to examine the list of Dividend Aristocrats. These are companies in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. There are just 65 such companies on this list. The Dividend Aristocrats are among the…

Updated on February 23rd, 2021 by Bob Ciura Investors looking for high-quality dividend growth stocks, should look first and foremost at the Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrats are an exclusive list of 65 stocks in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. The Dividend Aristocrats are an elite group of dividend…