Dividend Strength

Unlock Smarter, More Reliable Income with the Dividend Strength Playbook

Ready to invest with intention—not just chase yield? The Dividend Strength Playbook is designed for long-term investors who want to build wealth and generate income with the market’s most consistent, proven dividend payers.

Unlike our trade window cheat sheets, this playbook is built for investors—not short-term traders. It’s focused on “Investment Windows”—the periods each year when history shows adding to your positions, reinvesting dividends, or making new contributions has delivered the best risk/reward profile.

Each window is based on a robust, investor-focused script that identifies multi-week or multi-month periods of outperformance, rather than short-term trading bursts.

Why It Works

Dividend investing is about compounding, resilience, and peace of mind. The companies in this playbook—Dividend Kings and Aristocrats—have decades-long records of steady, growing payouts.

By focusing your investments during the strongest historical windows for each stock, you’re not just collecting dividends—you’re stacking the odds for better total returns and smoother portfolio growth.

Who’s It For?

• Long-term investors, income seekers, and anyone building a portfolio for retirement or generational wealth
• People who reinvest dividends, add to positions over time, or want to maximize the power of compounding
• Anyone who wants to invest with discipline, reduce stress, and avoid chasing market noise

What’s Inside

This playbook features high-probability investment windows for 25 of the market’s most reliable dividend stocks, each selected for reliability, sector leadership, and a powerful track record of shareholder rewards:

1. $ABT (Abbott Laboratories): Global healthcare innovator with a long history of steady dividend growth.
2. $ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Agriculture and food processing leader, prized for its reliability and decades of payouts.
3. $APD (Air Products & Chemicals): Industrial gas powerhouse, known for consistent dividends and global reach.
4. $CINF (Cincinnati Financial): Property and casualty insurer with a strong record of rising dividends.
5. $CL (Colgate-Palmolive): Consumer staples icon, delivering defensive strength and a stellar dividend legacy.
6. $CVX (Chevron): Energy giant with a high yield and resilience through commodity cycles.
7. $ED (Consolidated Edison): Major utility, valued for its stability and commitment to reliable, growing dividends.
8. $EMR (Emerson Electric): Diversified industrial with innovation and a decades-long streak of dividend increases.
9. $GPC (Genuine Parts Company): Automotive and industrial parts distributor with a remarkable dividend growth record.
10. $HRL (Hormel Foods): Food industry staple, known for a steady business and robust dividend tradition.
11. $JNJ (Johnson & Johnson): Healthcare titan, admired for its diversified business and one of the longest dividend growth streaks.
12. $KO (Coca-Cola): Beverage icon, globally recognized for its brand and exceptional record of dividend growth.
13. $LOW (Lowe’s): Home improvement leader with consistent shareholder returns and dividend growth.
14. $MCD (McDonald’s): Fast-food global leader, famous for its operational excellence and dependable payouts.
15. $MMM (3M): Industrial and technology conglomerate with a robust dividend history and innovation.
16. $NUE (Nucor): America’s largest steel producer, offering cyclical strength and a strong dividend record.
17. $PEP (PepsiCo): Food and beverage powerhouse, delivering brand diversity and decades of consistent dividends.
18. $PG (Procter & Gamble): Consumer staples giant, admired for resilience and one of the longest dividend growth streaks.
19. $SHW (Sherwin-Williams): Paints and coatings leader, known for steady growth and reliable dividends.
20. $SYY (Sysco): Foodservice distribution giant, resilient through all markets and a steady dividend payer.
21. $SWK (Stanley Black & Decker): Tool and industrial manufacturing leader, rewarding shareholders with growth and dividends.
22. $TGT (Target): Retail powerhouse, recognized for operational excellence and a solid dividend history.
23. $TROW (T. Rowe Price): Global asset manager, lauded for financial strength and reliable dividend payouts.
24. $WMT (Walmart): World’s largest retailer, with operational efficiency and a robust dividend record.
25. $XOM (ExxonMobil): Global energy leader, offering a blend of yield, scale, and resilience for income investors.

Each ticker includes every high-probability investment window in chronological order, so you can plan your additions, reinvestments, or new buys with clarity and confidence—across every major sector.

📈 Company-by-company overviews to help you understand each stock’s dividend strength

🗓️ An easy-to-follow guide for planning your additions, reinvestments, or new buys

Disclaimer: This playbook is for educational use only. Always do your own research before investing. All sales are final.

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