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5 Top Dividend Kings to Buy and Hold Forever
Tens of thousands of companies have gone public over the years, so when we look at the few hundred dividend stocks that increase their payout annually, it’s a small club. Most exclusive of all are the Dividend Kings, companies that have paid and increased their dividend annually for 50 or more consecutive years. One of the world’s largest beverage companies and a Warren Buffett favorite, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), has increased its dividend payout for each of the past 59 years.
