Monday, March 7, 2011

Dividend Aristocrats

The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is the most prestigious list of dividend stocks. The Dividend Aristocrats index is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years.

Among others, Dividend Aristocrats include these highly recognizable names, with years of consecutive dividend increases shown:
- 3M Co. (MMM) – 52 years
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) – 38 years
- Clorox Co (CLX) – 35 years
- Coca-Cola Co (KO) – 48 years
- Exxon (XOM) – 28 years
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – 48 years
- McDonald’s Corp (MCD) – 34 years
- Procter & Gamble (PG) – 54 years
- Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) – 36 years

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