David Van Knapp submits: As frequent readers know, I believe that dividend investing is best done surgically, one stock at a time, with the stocks selected not only for yield, but also for dividend safety and company stability, with extra points for a proven culture and history of raising dividends regularly. Rising dividend investing is a long-term strategy, not one designed to skyrocket one month and plunge the next. It’s the tortoise of stock strategies. That said, the most recent across-the-board information from S&P provides a background against which dividend strategies can be measured. And the news is good. Complete Story
