5 Top Dividend Kings to Buy and Hold Forever

While Dividend Aristocrats are members of the S&P 500 that have raised their dividends annually for at least 25 straight years, Dividend Kings are an even more impressive group of companies: the ones in the index that have hiked their dividends annually for a minimum of 50 consecutive years.

Obviously, that is quite a feat. Narrowing that list of 30 companies, here are five that I believe have earned a "forever" holding period.

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