Comments on: The 2011 S&P Dividend Aristocrats

By: mike

mike — Tue, 10 May 2011 05:34:51 +0000

Does anyone know the relative performance of the two or three portfolios (Div Achievers, Aristo,Champions), if purchased say 20 years ago?

By: jimmy

jimmy — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:26:52 +0000

I also noticed Diebold is missing from your list above. They were in the top ten as well with over 50 years of increasing dividends

By: Strebkr

Strebkr — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:10:22 +0000

Off the top of my head I thought of a company that should have been included, but then I read the rules and it says you need to be part of the S&P500. What does it take to be part of that?

By: jimmy

jimmy — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:28:16 +0000

They aren’t in your list above, but as of last year were in the top ten. I checked and they look like they should still be there.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:05:46 +0000

What do you mean?

By: jimmy

jimmy — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:56:10 +0000

What happened to Parker Hannifin (PH)?

By: skylog

skylog — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:20:40 +0000

i was thinking the same thing. i wonder what the “usual” turnover is? a few companies a year added and/or subtracted or is the list fairly inactive?

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:10:17 +0000

Ha, good catch!

By: Strebkr

Strebkr — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:58:43 +0000

I’ve been turned on to dividend investing more and more lately. I typically like companies or brokers who offer DRIP programs that reinvest your dividends back into the company for free. As an example, my mom received one share of Rubbermaid back in the 60s I think. When she went to cash out in the 2000s it had multiplied itself to 69 shares. Not too bad for a single birthday present share of stock.

By: zapeta

zapeta — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:00:12 +0000

The aristocrat list is a great place to start if you’re interested in dividend investing but you really need to do your research too. You don’t want to overpay for these stocks as it holds your returns down over time. I usually look for a P/E of less than 20 and a yield of 2.5% or more before I buy.

By: egranlund

egranlund — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:44:52 +0000

“…well as the dot come bust…” should be “dot com bust”

By: Augiebball

Augiebball — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 02:49:14 +0000

Lilly and Integrys are still on the list…I don’t get it?

By: mannymacho

mannymacho — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:13:48 +0000

That is actually a lot more companies than I would have guessed to make that list. Pretty impressive.