Abbot Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), a diversified health care company. This is a stock you can safely add anytime on weakness. The 3.6% current yield is well above average for this type of company and their 62% payout ratio suggests future sustainability. What's more, Abott has increased its dividend payouts for 39 straight years!
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE: MCD): I can't say that's where I eat every day but it is hard to deny they are a well run global machine. Recession or not, food is always moving out of the golden arches. This burger company has raised its dividend for 34 years in a row while producing a ten-year annual dividend growth rate of 26.5%. The yield isn''t off the charts at 2.80% but this one continues to promise steady returns.
Realty Income Corporation (NYSE: O): An old time favorite. Realty Income has one of the best business models to speak of and pays a 5% yield. The dividend is supported by the cash flow from over 2,500 properties owned under long term triple-net lease agreements. To date, the company has paid 492 consecutive monthly dividends (41 years!) while raising the payouts 62 times since 1994.
Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK): An energy/utility company, Duke Energy delivers power to four million customers in the Carolinas and parts of the Midwest. The company pays 5.4% dividend yield and has increased its quarterly distribution for seven consecutive years.
If you are not of retirement age and want to stay within certain boundaries of risks, there are other recommendations available. Write me an email and or call me at your earliest convenience.
Enjoy!
E-global Solutions. 2011.
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