Our contributors continue to find
good dividend payers with a long history particularly attractive, and that includes our Spotlight Stock.
For example Chevron, Zurich Insurance and Royal Dutch Shell are
very good dividend payers but I guess that the cash payments I receive from these fine businesses will remain pretty flat.
The best dividend payers are those companies that are willing and dedicated to increasing their dividend payout every year.
First, many of
the best dividend payers are in the regulated utility industry, meaning their returns on capital are guaranteed and their customers are entirely captive.
POT, CNR, TRP and CTC.A, despite being among the high quality stocks, are not among
the best dividend payer companies:
It is
a good dividend payer with excellent history of consecutive dividend increases.
I did some individual stocks about a 1 1/2 years ago that were
good dividend payers but the prices skyrocketed out of sight.
AT&T (T) Donald Pearson, Pearson Investment Letter: «AT&T is
the best dividend payer of the major telecom and wireless carriers.