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Best Dividend Protection Stocks Model Portfolio

Targeting very safe dividends to preserve capital and beat the savings rate. Updated daily, only the very best make it... Targeting very safe dividends to preserve capital and beat the savings rate. Updated daily, only the very best make it through the industry’s strictest safe dividend screening test and manual selection process. If you don't want the low savings rate to erode your hard-earned capital, this portfolio of reliable and very safe dividends is for you. Read more below*. View more View less

Targeting very safe dividends to preserve capital and beat the savings rate. Updated daily, only the very best make it through the industry’s strictest safe dividend screening test and manual selection process. If you don't want the low savings rate to erode your hard-earned capital, this portfolio of reliable and very safe dividends is for you. Read more below*.

Overview

Payout

Div Growth

Returns

Safety Ratings

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As of 3/18/24
blocked

$28.77

+0.45%

$62.10 B

7.16%

$2.06

10.76%

$26.74

01/09

2024

4.3

Last: 4.3

blocked

$41.36

-0.24%

$7.49 B

5.46%

$2.26

-2.47%

$40.99

02/21

2024

4.4

Last: 4.4

blocked

$42.77

-0.02%

$9.82 B

4.77%

$2.04

-6.69%

$45.31

03/12

2024

3.5

Last: 3.5

blocked

$129.79

-0.42%

$15.20 B

4.53%

$5.88

-2.00%

$148.97

06/22

2023

3.9

Last: 3.9

blocked

$68.96

+0.23%

$26.32 B

4.52%

$3.12

-3.76%

$64.39

02/14

2024

4.1

Last: 4.1

blocked

$102.61

+0.64%

$21.85 B

4.41%

$4.52

1.93%

$101.11

11/29

2023

3.8

Last: 3.8

blocked

$82.16

+0.06%

$43.11 B

4.28%

$3.52

2.27%

$77.64

11/21

2023

4.0

Last: 4.0

blocked

$155.41

-0.09%

$289.18 B

4.20%

$6.52

5.38%

$160.12

08/09

2023

4.7

Last: 4.7

blocked

$64.03

+0.39%

$31.90 B

3.75%

$2.40

4.30%

$62.03

06/09

2023

4.0

Last: 4.0

blocked

$178.49

+0.34%

$320.08 B

3.47%

$6.20

15.88%

$160.41

01/03

2024

4.6

Last: 4.6

blocked

$195.91

-0.72%

$92.89 B

3.47%

$6.80

-8.59%

$191.28

02/06

2024

3.3

Last: 3.5

blocked

$171.26

+4.01%

$226.48 B

2.95%

$5.06

-2.31%

$180.07

11/08

2022

4.1

Last: 4.1

blocked

$433.20

-0.60%

$105.30 B

2.91%

$12.60

-3.14%

$429.86

02/27

2024

4.4

Last: 4.4

blocked

$115.41

+0.75%

$17.33 B

2.79%

$3.22

-0.46%

$115.24

08/15

2023

4.4

Last: 4.4

blocked

$278.58

-0.20%

$203.42 B

2.40%

$6.68

-5.32%

$254.55

10/21

2022

4.0

Last: 4.0

blocked

$161.21

-0.11%

$380.01 B

2.33%

$3.76

10.83%

$148.47

06/26

2023

4.6

Last: 4.6

blocked

$860.65

+1.21%

$81.82 B

1.98%

$17.04

5.59%

$704.15

10/24

2023

3.4

Last: 3.4

blocked

$277.60

+0.87%

$75.45 B

1.90%

$5.28

6.54%

$242.50

11/07

2023

4.4

Last: 4.4

blocked

$1,237.24

+0.14%

$584.96 B

1.70%

$21.00

10.68%

$876.10

09/05

2023

4.2

Last: 4.2

blocked

$462.39

+0.14%

$69.15 B

1.62%

$7.48

-1.36%

$479.52

12/12

2023

4.4

Last: 4.4

Best Dividend Protection Stocks Model Portfolio

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Only the best dividend safety stocks are considered for the portfolio.

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How the portfolio is setup to protect your dividend income.

Targeting very safe dividends to preserve capital and beat the savings rate.

Designed for investors with low risk tolerance, this portfolio optimizes for very safe dividends. Holdings conentration risk management strikes a balance between over-diversification, where owning too many stocks can dilute performance, and concentrated bets. The portfolio consists of 10 to 15 equally-weighted holdings, which may come from any of the eleven sectors and may include a variety of security types including stocks, REITs and MLPs.

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