20 Of The Safest Dividend Champions

20 Of The Safest Dividend Champions originally appeard on long-term-investments. More and more people talk about an overvaluation of the market. Sure P/E ratios skyrocket within the past five years but earnings did also improve.

You might agree with me that the risk of a market correction is improving with rising stock prices. What investors like you and me need to do is to hedge their risks.

I personally look for low beta stocks. Those have a lower correlation to the overall market and should fall less. Below are 20 of the safest Dividend Champions by beta ratio.

I've created a detailed snapshot of my 4 favorites and attached the full list. Let's go forward...

Big Dividend Growth And Share Buybacks: These Are My 5 Top Picks Of The Week

The week comes to an end and I like to show you the latest dividend grower and share buyback companies in this article.

It was also a hard week for short-term orientated investors because volatility rises due to topics like Ebola and a weaker European economy.

The Dow lost 2.73 percent within the past week while the S&P 500 was down 3.12 percent and NASDAQ down 4.44 percent.

You know that I have not sold any of my stockholdings. I'm not a fearful investor who sells his wonderful businesses and cash-in some money, pay taxes and waiting for new opportunities.

You also may like: Yields Of The Dividend Aristocrats - 12 Cheapest Stock Of The Index

I like to make money with stocks by holding them over a decade or more. Only over a long period of time, companies can create value.

I keep my eyes on new targets which were very rare in the past because American stocks are some of the most expensive companies in the whole world but they offer also the biggest insurance for investors. 

The Dollar is a safe heaven and he still dominates the world. I keep my money into USD.

One-Week Performance Major Indices (Click to enlarge)

Within the past week, only one big company - Kimberly-Clark, announced a 2 billion buyback program. The next biggest program came from Liberty Interactive.

On the dividend growth side, twelve companies raised dividend payments. The biggest companies here were Kraft Foods and Plains All American Pipeline.

Many oil- and gas pipeline companies are part of the dividend growers list. Those companies have experienced a big boom by creating energy infratructure but they have also high debt figures, compareable with REITs or Telecoms.

Below are my five favorites from the week. I hope you like my selection. I personally own only KFT and KMB, both are consumer giants.

Compared to the dividend growth results of the past week, the numer of stocks is still weak.

My 5 Favorite Dividend Growth And Share Buybacker of the Week are...

Company Factbook: Coach (COH) - A Luxury Retailer With A 3.94% Dividend Yield

Our current Dividend Idea is the luxury apparel stock Coach (COH). The compay has a really bad sentiment. Operational, same store sales are negative and COH plans to shut down some of it's stores. Competition pressure is rising, especially from Michael Kors and Kate Spate but price ratios of them skyrocked. Coach is one of the cheapest luxury retailer in the market and offers a dividend yield close to the 4 percent.

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Tom Roberts & Dividend Friends

4 Top Dividend Picks From The Discount Variety Stores Industry To Benefit From Black Friday

The last month of the year is the most important month within the whole year because up to 1/4 of the full-year sales are generated within December. 

Everybody loves to buy great things that helps you to improve you life quality, makes living easier and keeps your friends and family members happy.

Black Friday is the first day on which analysts start to measure the consumer activity by spending money. Black Friday gives us a good sign if the shopping season will end at new records or not.

Today I would like to present you four of the most popular discount store operators that pay the best industry dividends and have managed to grow them over the past years.

Philip Morris: Position Increase By 50% For The Dividend Yield Passive Income Portfolio

On the last trading day of the week, I decided to buy additional shares of the cigarettes maker Philip Morris. The current position is up 4.77 percent but I believe it’s not too expensive with a forward P/E of 15.07. The current yield is at 4.19 percent, a ratio above the market average.

I purchased 10 shares and increased the current stake by 50 percent to 30 shares. The acquisition price was 89.76 and resulted in around $900 investment costs.

I know it’s not the best way to buy additional shares at higher prices but over the past year, I also received around $70 in dividends from PM and there are no real alternatives with a cheap valuation that offers growth from abroad. The only question is if it makes sense to buy stocks only to reach this aim. I believe that it also makes sense to keep a decent amount of cash in order to be flexible when real bargains are available.

Dividend Yield Portfolio I (Click to enlarge)

Dividend Yield Portfolio II (Click to enlarge)

Latest Portfolio Transactions (Click to enlarge)

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For readers who are new to the matter and my dividend growth philosophy: I funded a virtual portfolio with 100k on October 04, 2012 with the aim to build a passive income stream that doubles each five to ten years. I plan to purchase each week one stock holding until the money is fully invested. The total number of constituents is expected at 50 – 70 companies and the dividend income should be at least at $3,000 per year.

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As of now, the portfolio should generate around $2,670 in dividends over the full year. With $22,800 in deposited cash, it's still possible to hit the $3,000 mark by the end of this year.

Since the date of funding, the portfolio holdings are up 10.53 percent. Because of the high cash amount during the past year, the full performance is only 9.67 percent, a clear underperformance compared to the major indices like Dow Jones or S&P 500.

What I notice is that the Passive Income Portfolio gets stronger within the recent month and the power of dividends comes slowly. I hope that the portfolio will beat the market within the next years.

Dividend Yield Portfolio Performance (Click to enlarge)

Here is the income perspective of the portfolio

Sym	Name	P/E Ratio	Dividend Yield	Buy	# Shrs	Income	Value
TRI	Thomson Reuters C	28.66	3.45	28.90	50	$64.75	$1,905.00
LMT	Lockheed Martin C	14.23	3.45	92.72	20	$92.00	$2,691.00
INTC	Intel Corporation	13.23	3.68	21.27	50	$45.00	$1,216.25
MCD	McDonald's Corpor	17.42	3.19	87.33	25	$77.00	$2,431.00
WU	Western Union Com	11.27	2.94	11.95	100	$50.00	$1,748.00
PM	Philip Morris Int	16.92	3.96	89.76	30	$105.87	$2,692.80
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	20.65	2.74	69.19	20	$50.80	$1,867.40
MO	Altria Group Inc	14.53	4.83	33.48	40	$72.00	$1,493.20
SYY	Sysco Corporation	19.37	3.46	31.65	40	$44.80	$1,302.40
DRI	Darden Restaurant	18.31	4.08	46.66	30	$63.00	$1,544.40
CA	CA Inc.	13.57	3.15	21.86	50	$50.00	$1,586.25
PG	Procter & Gamble	20.52	2.93	68.72	25	$59.20	$2,028.75
KRFT	Kraft Foods Group	17.8	3.72	44.41	40	$80.00	$2,185.12
MAT	Mattel Inc.	18.58	3.13	36.45	40	$55.60	$1,792.40
PEP	Pepsico Inc. Com	19.74	2.63	70.88	20	$44.20	$1,691.20
KMB	Kimberly-Clark Co	22.46	2.94	86.82	15	$47.55	$1,620.15
COP	ConocoPhillips Co	12.23	3.68	61.06	20	$52.80	$1,461.80
GIS	General Mills In	18.89	2.82	42.13	30	$42.60	$1,509.60
UL	Unilever PLC Comm	19.12	3.31	39.65	35	$47.01	$1,404.90
NSRGY	NESTLE SA REG SHR	20	3.01	68.69	30	$65.31	$2,156.70
GE	General Electric	19.65	2.91	23.39	65	$49.40	$1,725.10
ADP	Automatic Data Pr	26	2.32	61.65	25	$43.50	$1,882.75
K	Kellogg Company C	24.23	2.81	61.52	25	$44.50	$1,557.25
KO	Coca-Cola Company	20.51	2.77	38.83	40	$43.80	$1,584.40
RTN	Raytheon Company	14.18	2.61	57.04	20	$43.00	$1,675.00
RCI	Rogers Communicat	12.3	3.7	46.5	50	$84.00	$2,269.00
GPC	Genuine Parts Com	17.67	2.67	77.06	20	$42.12	$1,579.80
TSCDY	TESCO PLC SPONS A	N/A	3.89	17.08	110	$75.79	$1,927.20
APD	Air Products and	23.27	2.54	85.71	15	$41.55	$1,620.00
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline P	20.75	4.51	52.16	30	$71.13	$1,595.70
WMT	Wal-Mart Stores	14.94	2.36	79.25	20	$36.16	$1,541.40
BTI	British American	16.88	3.78	111.13	23	$96.14	$2,529.54
CHL	China Mobile Limi	10.19	4.3	55.32	40	$89.52	$2,086.40
MMM	3M Company Common	19.34	1.98	110.27	15	$37.43	$1,888.50
TUP	Tupperware Brands	18.75	2.48	80.98	15	$33.30	$1,364.10
IBM	International Bus	12.41	2.01	193.17	20	$72.00	$3,584.60
HAS	Hasbro Inc.	19.27	3.02	44.09	30	$46.80	$1,555.20
T	AT&T Inc.	26.64	4.97	34.47	30	$54.00	$1,087.20
WAG	Walgreen Co. Comm	23.14	1.92	44.25	30	$34.20	$1,815.60
AFL	AFLAC Incorporate	9.03	2.15	59.39	20	$28.00	$1,302.00
TGT	Target Corporatio	15.62	2.33	68.69	32	$48.32	$2,067.84
CSCO	Cisco Systems In	12.13	2.88	25.12	90	$58.50	$2,030.85
DE	Deere & Company C	9.39	2.43	84.11	15	$29.85	$1,224.60
RGR	Sturm Ruger & Co	13.85	2.94	51.65	20	$38.52	$1,362.60
LO	Lorillard Inc Co	16.03	4.25	42.3	30	$65.00	$1,541.70
UNP	Union Pacific Cor	16.69	1.89	154.75	8	$22.88	$1,222.16
IDA	IDACORP Inc. Com	13.8	2.21	47.94	20	$22.80	$1,032.40
BAX	Baxter Internatio	16.68	2.85	66.38	20	$37.60	$1,315.00
MSFT	Microsoft Corpora	13.26	2.6	33.88	40	$36.80	$1,421.00
ACN	Accenture plc. Cl	14.9	2.37	77.71	20	$34.80	$1,460.00
						$2,670.89	$87,177.21
						Average Yield	3.06%
						Yield On Cost	3.39%