3 Top Dividend Aristocrats for the Long Term

3 Top Dividend Aristocrats for the Long Term

Becoming a member of the elite group of companies that can call themselves Dividend Aristocrats isn't easy. Making it on to this elite list requires a company to become a member of the S&P 500 index and to have increased its dividend annually for at least the past 25 consecutive years. It takes a special business to be able to check both of those boxes. That's why we Fools think buying Dividend Aristocrats and holding them for the long term can be a great way to invest.

So which Dividend Aristocrats do we think are smart buys right now? We asked that question to a team of investors, and they picked Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), and McCormick (NYSE: MKC). 

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