Safety comes first, that's also one of my rules when I
started to invest money into the stock market. I believe that it gives you a
solid return to avoid the big risks because each loss you don't need is also a
gain you don't need to catch by taking higher risks.
Growth is just as important.
Investors in or near requirement should demand their investments grow dividend
income at least as fast as inflation - and hopefully much faster. This gives
you a boost in your standard of living each year.
Today I like to introduce 4 stocks with a large dividend growth history (more than 30 years that give investors a solid ground
to invest.
Each of these businesses also has maintained a growth rate higher than the inflation rate for the last several years and has a dividend yield 3% or higher. These high yield stocks should provide income now and growth for future income.
They all have exceptionally
low stock price standard deviations. These 3 businesses also have strong
competitive advantages that insulate them from the worst effects of recessions.
In short, these are 4 high quality businesses that score high marks for safety.