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Fri. Feb. 4, 2011

16 Dividend Stocks Growing Future Yield *

Yield does not come without a price, usually in the form of added risk and/or complexity. Ultimately, dividend growth investors realize that long-term and sustainable high-yield investments are grown over time. This is accomplished by purchasing high-quality dividend investments with a reasonable yield and a long history of growing their dividends, and waiting for the yield on cost to grow.


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Wed. Dec. 16, 2009

The 2010 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. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series.


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Mon. Sep. 1, 2008

Stock Analysis: Avery Dennison (AVY) *

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net August 25, 2008.

Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Avery Dennison (AVY). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Avery Dennison Corp. is a leading worldwide manufacturer of pressure-sensitive adhesives and materials, office products, labels, retail systems and specialty chemicals.

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