Defensive Dividend Aristocrats

Dividend Aristocrats Dividend Safety Score

About Our Dividend Score (SDS) system is designed to help dividend investors, to identify strong companies with a sustainable dividend and avoid companies that could be riskier to invest in. The Dividend Score System takes into account several fundamental and price-performance metrics that affect a company’s ability to continue paying dividends and its overall return.…

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Dogs of the Dow for 2020

In sharp contrast to last year, U.S. equities generated impressive returns in 2019, with the S&P 500®  up 31%, its biggest annual gain since 2013. Easing trade tensions, a potential “Phase-One” deal mid-January, and Fed accommodation renewed optimism about the economic outlook, resulted in higher stock prices. In 2019, the Dogs of the Dow strategy…