Of 56 Kiplinger Outstanding Dividend Stocks, 11 Show Sweetness For December

Summary

• From May to July, Kiplinger Today listed five sets of dividend stocks sorted as favorites, super-safe, durable, centenarian, and MoPays. Those five "outstanding dividend" articles revealed 56 dividend equities.
• Kiplinger article titles were, 'Dividend15: Our Favorites'; 15 Super-Safe Dividends'; '7 Durable Distributions'; '13 100+ Year Dividends'; and '11 Monthly-Pay Stocks/Funds.'
• The 52 select-stocks plus 4 funds ranged 0.48% to 10.49% in annual yield and ranged -2.98% to 52.53% in one-year price-target-upsides per brokers 11/20/20.
• The top-ten outstanding Kiplinger dividend stocks boasted net gains from 13.7% to 36.6% into December.
• $5k invested in the lowest-priced five of ten top-yield Kiplinger outstanding dividend dogs showed 4.41% LESS net gain than from $5k invested in all ten. Bigger, higher-priced stocks led the 'outstanding' pack again this month.
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Foreword

This article is based on five Kiplinger investing articles, aimed at finding the safe, durable, long-term, favorite, and solid dividend stocks.

The Kiplinger Dividend 15, by Ryan Ermey, published 7/6/20, "We divided these payers into three categories: stocks with a long history of stable dividends, stocks with the potential for rapid growth in their payouts, and high yielders."

15 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now, by Dan Burrows published 7/2/20, "These are 15 of the safest dividend stocks to buy right now. Each stock has not only achieved a DIVCON 5 score, but a composite score within the top 10% of all stocks that DIVCON evaluated. This makes them the crème de la crème of dividend safety – and more likely to keep the dividend increases coming going forward."

7 High-Dividend Stocks With durable Distributions, by Kyle Woodley, published 6/2/20, "Here are seven high-dividend stocks that have been identified for their payout strength. Nothing is certain, of course – so far this year, a few companies with well-funded distributions nonetheless pulled the plug to ensure their survival throughout the pandemic. Still, each stock has a rating of DIVCON 4, which signals a healthy dividend not just likely to survive, but to grow.”

13 Dividend Stocks That Have Paid Investors for 100+ Years, by Jeff Reeves, published 5/21/20, "Here are 13 dividend stocks that each boast a rich history of uninterrupted payouts to shareholders that stretch back at least a century."

11 Monthly Dividend stocks and Funds for Reliable Income, by Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA, published 5/11/20, "These monthly dividend stocks and funds fill a need for investors who not only require reliable regular income, but who want it paid out in alignment with their monthly expenses.”

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