Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: McDonald’s Corporation

Updated on February 11th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Every year, we review each of the 65 Dividend Aristocrats, the group of companies in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. We believe the Dividend Aristocrats are among the best stocks to buy and hold for the long run. Broadly speaking, to…

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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: Chevron Corporation

Updated on February 9th, 2021 by Eli Inkrot Chevron Corporation (CVX) is one of the largest and most well-known oil stocks in the world. It is also one of the most stable, having increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. As a result, Chevron is a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats – a group…

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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: Abbott Laboratories

Updated on February 8th, 2021 by Nate Parsh Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is a very well-known dividend growth stock, and for good reason. The company is a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats a group of elite dividend stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. We believe the Dividend Aristocrats are among the best dividend…

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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: Ecolab

Updated on February 5th, 2021 by Nate Parsh There are just 65 stocks on the list of Dividend Aristocrats, members of the S&P 500 Index that have raised their dividends for 25+ consecutive years. You can download a free list of all 65 Dividend Aristocrats, along with important metrics like dividend yields and price-to-earnings ratios,…

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A retraction

Earlier this week, I published a guest article from Financial Samurai. I’ve decided to do something I’ve only twice before in fifteen years at Get Rich Slowly — I’m retracting that article. Sam’s article, while new, rehashed a piece he’d previously written for his own site. I was unaware of that original article until I…

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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: Aflac

Updated on February 4th, 2021 by Eli Inkrot Insurance can be a great business. Not only do insurers collect revenue from policy premiums, they also make money by investing the accumulated premiums not paid out in claims, known as the float. Even legendary investor Warren Buffet sees the value of insurance stocks –his investment conglomerate…

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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: PPG Industries

Updated on February 3rd, 2021 by Josh Arnold PPG Industries (PPG) is one of the largest paint companies in the world. It is also one of the most reliable dividend stocks in the market–PPG has paid dividends every quarter since 1899. Moreover, the company has increased its dividend each year for the last 49 years,…

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Dividend Aristocrats In Focus: Cincinnati Financial

Updated on February 3rd, 2021 by Josh Arnold Every year, we individually review each of the 65 Dividend Aristocrats. The Dividend Aristocrat we’ll be discussing here is Cincinnati Financial (CINF). Cincinnati Financial has increased its dividend for an amazing 60 years in a row, giving it one of the longest dividend increase streaks anywhere in…

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A Beginner’s Guide To Generating Passive Income from Bonds

This is a guest contribution from Chris Alarcon of Financially Well Off In an age of technological advancement, making money without much effort can be very appealing. And there is no debating that diving into passive income opportunities is one of the rising ventures dominating the industry. Passive income is generally earnings that require little…

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