10 Dividend Stocks For A Rate Rise

Recent economic data could cause the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. When this will happen is anybody's guess. 

When it does happens, however, stocks with big valuations could see a lot more volatility.

In building a portfolio or planning for retirement, we need to be ready. Here are some options.

This group of safe dividend stocks won't necessarily impress you with their dividend yields, but they offer attractive value. The key is their low payout ratios and rapid dividend growth.

If and when interest rates increase, these 10 dividend stocks could be a reasonably safe place to be.

Here are the results....

49 Financial Firms Showed Cash Margins To Cover Dividends

49 Financial Firms Showed Cash Margins To Cover Dividends
(Source: Seeking Alpha)

156 October Dividend Growth Stocks Compilation

Dividend growth investing is a popular model followed by the investing community to build assets. 

Companies which not only pay dividends, but raise them year after year have been shown to perform better overall for investor returns. A big part of this involves capturing the details.

As part of my due diligence, I closely monitor all companies that raise dividends (or cut them) and this article shares the dividend amount changes announced by companies.

Note that only companies with a market cap of $2B+ are included, as the list of small/micro cap companies is too long to include here.

October dividend raises and can be found here...

8 Interesting Income Stocks For Investors With A Long Horizon

When it comes to building long-term wealth, there is no better means than the stock market. 

Even during times of massive social, economic, and geopolitical instability, blue-chip dividend stocks have shown an incredible ability to climb “the wall of worry.”

However, even better than dividend stocks in general are dividend growth stocks, which studies have found to outperform the broader market over time.

This is because companies that pay growing dividends, such as Dividend Aristocrats, need to be more careful and selective with their capital allocation, meaning maintain stronger balance sheets and only invest in the best growth opportunities.

Of course, finding great dividend growth stocks, and building a high-quality dividend portfolio isn’t always easy. You need to not just focus on the size of the current yield and potential payout growth potential but also make sure that a company’s earnings and cash flows can make the dividend reliable and secure.

The following is a look at nine fresh-faced dividend stocks that have only begun a regular payout sometime over the past five years:

10 Long-Term Value Dividend Stocks I Like To Buy And Hold For The Next Years

My goal is to buy shares of companies that I love, reinvest the dividends, and in a few decades, retire without having to sell a share of stock because my dividend income is reasonable enough to support me and my family. Sound crazy? It's not.

Dividend growth is a key value creation tool that works well for investors who don't want a high return on investment but a solid. You don't have to fear great recessions because of the deep economic integration.

Buy and hold forever is easy to say but hard to implement because of the human psychology. Investors loose trust over time when the company don't grow or disappoints on the earnings in the mid-term. Let me tell you one thing: Only over a long time, the company has a high probability to create and unlock its potential value.

Each good wine need time to develop and dividend growth stocks also need time. That's why I believe that high-quality dividend growth stocks are essential for wealth building.

The 10 stocks listed below are a portion of my "forever" portfolio. I'm not recommending them to you. I paid much less for these stocks than what they sell for now and what you pay for a stock is the ultimate predictor of your investment returns. Still, you may find something of interest here, especially if you build your own portfolio of dividend stocks to hold forever. To that end, I've calculated the dividend growth rates for each of these stocks, as well as a fair value estimate.

These are the results...