These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as… Read More

These seven stocks have done the impossible. Each one of them has paid a dividend like clockwork for over a century. In fact, the longest-standing dividend payer on the list hasn’t missed a payment since 1877 — when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Think of everything that has happened to our financial system since that time…World War I and II… The Great Depression… the dot-com bubble… government shutdowns… the list goes on. For the seven stocks I’m about to show you though, it didn’t matter. These companies breezed through every economic downturn America has ever faced without so much as a hiccup in their dividend payments. In fact, most of them were able to increase their payouts during those periods… That’s pretty remarkable considering that in 2009 alone over 800 American companies had to cut their dividends because of the fallout from the subprime crisis. Now, to be fair, there is nothing secret about these stocks. You’ve probably heard of all these companies before. But to me, that’s not a deterrent. In fact, it’s part of what makes these seven stocks so attractive. That’s because in all my years of investing, I’ve found that it’s not the high-flying tech startups… Read More

The story was picked up by the major news sources a few years ago as a “cute” human interest feature. You might have seen the headlines like “How a Secretary Made and Gave Away $7 Million.” But for me, this wasn’t some light news piece. This was a story that resonated deeply with me. I didn’t know Grace Groner, from Lake Forest, Ill. From the stories, she was a woman who lived frugally. Her passing was of interest because her three shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) grew into more than 100,000… Read More

The story was picked up by the major news sources a few years ago as a “cute” human interest feature. You might have seen the headlines like “How a Secretary Made and Gave Away $7 Million.” But for me, this wasn’t some light news piece. This was a story that resonated deeply with me. I didn’t know Grace Groner, from Lake Forest, Ill. From the stories, she was a woman who lived frugally. Her passing was of interest because her three shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) grew into more than 100,000 shares through decades of dividend reinvestment. In total, her estate became worth roughly $7 million. #-ad_banner-#And while I didn’t know Grace Groner, I did know Lillian Calistri. The last time I saw Aunt Lillian was in 1990. I remember that a nephew had the misfortune of addressing her as “Lillian.” She promptly looked us all in the eye and said, “You will continue to call me Aunt Lillian.” We were all over 25 years old at the time, but in Lillian’s world, adulthood was no excuse for bad manners. Aunt Lillian taught home… Read More

The story was picked up by the major news sources a few years ago as a “cute” human interest feature. You might have seen the headlines like “How a Secretary Made and Gave Away $7 Million.” But for me, this wasn’t some light news piece. This was… Read More

I have a chart that I want to show you. It’s nothing complex or hard to understand. In fact, I take pride in how simple it is to read. You’ll be surprised that the information shown in this chart is the result of just under four years of work; but… Read More

It’s not a secret anymore. Dividends are one of the keys to successful investing. For years we’ve been pointing StreetAuthority readers to high-yielding stocks as well as stressing the benefit of owning companies with a long history of dividend increases. A few weeks ago, Elliott Gue shared 14 stocks that have… Read More

I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. We’ve written about this company several times before. And just about every time we mention it, we end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that we would cover — let alone recommend — investors own shares of this company. In fact, it happens so often that whenever we cover this stock, I instruct our staff to put in a mention that this investment isn’t for everyone. If you don’t want to invest in this stock, I can certainly understand. But if you have an… Read More

I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. We’ve written about this company several times before. And just about every time we mention it, we end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that we would cover — let alone recommend — investors own shares of this company. In fact, it happens so often that whenever we cover this stock, I instruct our staff to put in a mention that this investment isn’t for everyone. If you don’t want to invest in this stock, I can certainly understand. But if you have an open mind toward this black sheep, you’re likely to appreciate what it can do for you. Simply take a look at its performance in the past five years… In another year marked by stagnating growth, a slowdown in emerging markets and uncertainty almost everywhere, the most hated company on the planet — Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) — is still making investors rich.#-ad_banner-# Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that more and more investors seem to be tricked into thinking investing has to be complicated. But stocks like Philip Morris prove that… Read More

I can’t think of a stock that’s more hated. We’ve written about this company several times before. And just about every time we mention it, we end up receiving nasty emails admonishing the fact that we would cover — let alone recommend — investors… Read More