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. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series.
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The 2011 Dividend Aristocrats *
Five Dividend Stocks With Different Reasons Not To Buy *
Sometimes good companies aren’t good buys, and this is not always a bad thing. Often it is a result of the market over reacting in a positive direction. The stocks simply become overvalued, but their underlying fundamentals remain excellent. Below are a couple of companies that fall into this group:
Dividend Stocks Are ‘Slow Good’*
For years Heinz Ketchup ran commercials describing their product as ‘slow good’. It was an obvious inference to ‘so good’ and that it was worth waiting on. Investing in dividend stocks in very similar. You certainly won’t find sudden wealth on any given day, but over time those compounding dividends will handsomely reward you.
Stock Analysis: SUPERVALU INC (SVU) *
Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of SUPERVALU INC (SVU). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:
Company Description: SUPERVALU INC. is one of the largest U.S. food wholesalers, this company is also one of the biggest supermarket retailers in the U.S.
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SUPERVALU INC (SVU)
Description: SUPERVALU INC. is a member of the S&P 500, a Dividend Aristocrat and a member of the Broad Dividend Achievers™ Index. The company is one of the largest U.S. food wholesalers, this company is also one of the biggest supermarket retailers in the U.S.


List of 195 Dividend Stocks Every Income Investor Should Know About *
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