Generally speaking, the overall stock market is fully valued
at best, and in many cases significantly overvalued. Therefore, it is very challenging to find
sound and attractive stocks to invest in today.
The challenge to find good value today is even more pronounced for the
prudent dividend growth investor. Low
interest rates and a flight to quality have driven the prices of best-of-breed
dividend growth stocks to unprecedented highs.
The premier universe of dividend growth stocks is the
S&P’s Dividend Aristocrats. This
elite list of blue-chip dividend growth stocks is comprised of companies that
have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years, and many on
the list have streaks that are even much longer than that. If a long-term increasing dividend income
stream is your objective, then the Dividend Aristocrats should be the first
place you look for dividend growth investments.
It is certainly the primary place where I like to look for good dividend
growth stocks.
With this article, I will review the seven S&P’s
Dividend Aristocrats that I consider attractive and sound dividend growth
investments in today’s overheated stock market.
Continue to read at TalkMarkets to find out what stocks Chuck
Carnevale would consider today …