To find dividend investment ideas, the list of stocks that pay over 100 year of dividend can be an inspiration. As you will notice not all 100+ years dividend payers are good in increasing their dividends like the dividend aristocrats. Data update January 2019
As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2017 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, Apple and Bank of America shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $170.5 billion in value at the end of 2017.…
Dividend Champions are US companies which have increased their dividend for 25 or more consecutive years. The Dividend Champions covers all companies listed on exchanges in the United States. The difference compared to the Dividend Aristocrats , Dividend Champions are not necessarily members of the S&P 500 index. US Dividend Champions The Dividend Champions list…
S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following change in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index: Effective prior to the open of trading on January 3, 2018, C.R. Bard Inc (Exchange: NYSE, Ticker: BCR) will be removed from the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. C.R. Bard Inc is being acquired by Becton Dickinson & Co…
Updated November 1st, 2017 The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 51 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases.These 51 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. S&P 500 applies the following criteria to construct…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of 51 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases.These 51 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. In 2017, the following stocks were added to the Dividend Aristocrats Index: General…
As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2016 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, The Coca-Cola Company and IBM shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $122.0 billion in value at the end of 2016.…
Here are the Dogs of the Dow for 2017. The table lists the ten highest yielding Dow stocks as of the close on December 31, 2016. These ten stocks are 2017’s Dogs of the Dow. 2017’s Small Dogs of the Dow are the five stocks with the lowest closing price are, so a subset of…
Millennial investors (those aged 18-35) have unrealistically high income expectations, a worryingly short-term investment outlook, and many dependencies to support both now and in the future, according to the Schroders Global Investor Study 2016. This report surveyed 20,000 end investors in 28 countries. Schroders Global Investor Study revealed: Millennials demand more income (10.2%) than other…
As in every year, Warren Buffett shared Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) largest stock positions (common stocks) in his 2015 annual letter to the shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway’s largest positions included Wells Fargo, The Coca-Cola Company and IBM shares. The letter said the company had stock holdings totaling $112.3 billion in value at the end of 2015.…