On Labor Day Weekend 2014, which Dividend Aristocrats have outperformed the S&P 500 so far this year? Read more [...]

As we stand at the beginning of 2014, it’s useful to take a look back at the previous year and see how the 54 Dividend Aristocrat (DA) stocks did in 2013.  A couple of quick facts: 53 of the 54 Dividend Aristocrats ended up for the year 28 of the 54 Dividend Aristocrats beat the S&P 500 index 32 of them now have a higher dividend yield than the S&P 500 index Of course, all of the 54 Dividend Aristocrats increased their payouts this year; 4 of them increased their dividends by Read more [...]