Protect Your Wealth: 5 Dividend Aristocrats To Avoid

Summary

• Dividend aristocrats are highly stable and well-run blue-chip companies that raise their dividends every year for 25-plus consecutive years.
• However, no stock is a risk-free bond alternative. Even aristocrats can cut their dividends and experience significant losses.
• Over the last 50 years, dividend cutters suffered 91% inflation-adjusted losses.
• It's crucial to avoid dividend cutters when investing, with safety and quality being the most important factors to consider.
• Here are the five highest-risk aristocrats, the most likely to cut their dividends. They're undervalued for a reason, and smart income investors should look at safer alternatives that often yield just as much and offer similar or superior return potential.
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