U.S. equities continued their way up in November, helped by optimism around trade talks with China. The S&P 500 gained 3.63%, its biggest monthly gain since June, and year-to-date the S&P 500 is up around 27.6% and just below all-time high records. The Dow Jones (DJIA) jump even 3.72% The Dogs of the Dow are…
The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time, like in 2018. This article lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth…
European Dividend Aristocrat L’Oréal (OR.PA), the French cosmetics giant, is worldwide known for its cosmetic products and has a very impressive track record. The company has a long history of steady dividend increases. In fact, L’Oréal is in Europe the Dividend Aristocrat with the longest track record of consecutive dividend increases each year, if its…
The dividend aristocrats are well-known companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time. Typically dividend growth investors are using the dividend aristocrats list as a source for potential dividend stocks to invest in or build-up their dividend or retirement portfolio.…
US consumer goods giant Clorox Co. (CLX) will pay its shareholders a $ 1.06 quarterly dividend, as reported on Tuesday. Most recently, the Group raised its dividend by 10% in May 2019 to the current amount. This is for a full year 4.24 US dollars of dividends. At the current share price of $ 146.51…
The Swiss pharmaceutical Roche (ROG.SW) has a very impressive track record. The company has a long history of steady dividend increases. In fact, Roche would qualify as a true European Dividend Aristocrat, if its dividend payout were measured in its home currency (CHF). Roche is one of the few European dividend stocks with at least…
Analyzing, rating and selecting dividend stocks can be difficult and time-consuming. The question is how do you prevent mistakes when you are searching for attractive dividend stocks? High dividend payments are great, and dividend growth stocks are probably better, but dividend cuts are definitely a risk to avoid. Not only the dividends are cut, but…
According to the latest 13-F regulatory filing, Berkshire Hathaway reduced its Wells Fargo (WFC) position by 7%, or 31.4 million shares, to hold 378 million shares. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest stock holding for Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway reveals also a new stake of 1.2 million shares in RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware.…
Sustainable investing and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies are a hot topic on Wall Street. There’s a growing pile of evidence indicating that stocks of companies that meet the standards for ESG-factors are likely to outperform the market. Bank of America Merrill Lynch presented 10 reasons why one should care about ESG. Three…
The Defensive Dividend Aristocrats’ objective is to outperform the Dividend Aristocrats over any five-year rolling time horizon, especially in bear markets. The maximum draw-down (mdd) should be lower for the defensive stocks. More background information can be found on the dedicated defensive aristocrats page. The idea behind the Defensive Dividend Aristocrats is to invest in…