5 Dividend Kings Long-Term Investors Should Own for the Next 20 Years
Investors can count on these stocks about as much as any to continue their decades-long runs of excellence.
Overview
There are thousands of publicly traded companies for investors to choose from. But there's something special about companies that pay dividends to shareholders and keep raising them each year. They aren't necessarily flashy or explosive growth stocks, but steady dividend increases can add up to remarkable results over a couple of decades.
Companies become Dividend Kings once they've raised their dividends for 50 consecutive years. It's a prestigious club with only 57 members at the moment. No, the past doesn't guarantee what will happen in the future.
Details
That said, investors can confidently buy and hold these outstanding Dividend Kings for the next 20 years. Want to turbo-charge your returns? Consider reinvesting dividends for further compounding.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.