Investing in ‘Dividend Aristocrats’

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Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT) , PepsiCo (PEP) , Newsletters , Walgreen Co (WAG) , AFLAC Inc (AFL) , Procter and Gamble (PG) , Stocks to Buy “It’s an understatement to say that 2009 was a lousy year for dividends. According to Standard & Poor’s, last year was the worst year ever for dividends; in fact, dividend cuts caused investors to lose $58 billion in income over the year,” says Chuck Carlson . The editor of The DRIP Investor — and author of the just released The LIttle Book of Big Dividends — explains, “For 2009 overall, more than 800 companies cut their dividend payments, according to S&P. That was nearly 200 more than in 2008 and more than seven times the number of cuts in 2007.” Continue reading Investing in ‘Dividend Aristocrats’ Investing in ‘Dividend Aristocrats’ originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink �|� Email this �|� Comments

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