8 Stocks That Have Paid a Dividend for 125 (or More) Consecutive Years
Though the stock market offers few certainties to investors, one fact that can be taken to the bank is that dividend-paying stocks have handily outperformed their non-dividend-paying counterparts over the long run.
If we take a step back and think about the logistics behind a dividend payout, this really shouldn't be surprising. A dividend is nothing more than a company sharing a percentage of its earnings with investors. That means dividend-paying stocks are almost always profitable, and they typically have time-tested business models. This is why dividend stocks tend to be so successful over the long term, and why they're so attractive to income-seeking investors.
Dividend stocks are also at the heart of Wall Street's best-kept, but plain-as-day, secret: dividend reinvestment. Being able to enroll in a DRIP -- dividend reinvestment plan -- allows an income investor to purchase more shares of dividend-paying stock with their payout, thereby compounding their income stream and owned stock over time. This is what the world's most successful managers do to build wealth for their clients.
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