Those names you have suggested are good, and I think the third is likely the best of the lot for a number of reasons.

I would say there is probably a single superior dividend growth stock out there, but I can't find it and wouldn't put all my assets into it. You are likely much better off finding about 8-12 and distributing your funds across these.

I would also say that you and anyone else reading this have likely heard of many of these businesses, but not all.

Dividend growth on its own is a somewhat meaningless phrase - companies can destroy themselves by attempting to achieve and maintain a high dividend if their industry or company fundamentals change. Shareholders can pay a hefty price when the inevitable cut comes, or when the companies position collapses because too much capital has been paid out when it should have been used to do other things.

Other companies borrow or leverage themselves up too much to pay a high dividend relative to their peers, or want to maintain their position in the "Dividend Aristocrats/Kings/Champions" rankings. When you take a step back and really think about this behavior - it is perplexing: Management is sacrificing real operational performance in order to maintain membership in an arbitrary ranking that is almost totally divorced from their actual business - but rather affects their stock price. This behavior could be rationalized in some way - for example if a company needs to have a high share price in order to use its shares as currency for a transaction - but even then, this likely spells further disaster or dilution for shareholders.

That said, dividends that can be raised in a consistent manner, above inflation, often reflect a superior business, and you shouldn't expect a high dividend from a business that enjoys high returns on invested capital - because it is the most rational to allocate that capital back into the business - which would translate into growth in value for the shareholder with earnings power or growth in book value or both.

Over the long term, say a period of 20 years, if you invested $10,000 in a company that had a 10% yield but no dividend growth, and used the income, you would get $1000 every year - which is worth less over time because of inflation.

But what about a business with 18% dividend growth that initially yielded 3%? You would get $300 your first year, but you would be up to $8,000 a year in year 20.

Companies that are able to do the latter often enjoy extremely unique industry economics, a specific niche in the economic ecosystem, or are dominant in their markets. You are better off finding and earmarking the companies that have this ability, and then waiting for their price to decline to a point where the yield on cost of your initial share purchase provides you with the income you want now but also allows you to benefit from compounding in the future.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718360)

IMHO it’s a catch 22, just do dividends or growth. something like Altria is shrewd, something that doesn’t have to compete in the 21st century sense but just Exists and Makes Money. Coca Cola, or oil stonks too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718720)

hell really its more like 12-15% to maek it worth the risk cause any stock etf has a 20%+ downside

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Why are you better at predicting the future path of rates, and why are you using this talent to pick bad stocks on a garbage message board rather than making billions trading rates?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718236)

but yes if rates go back up it's fucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718704)

Sad!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47715351)

Try DE, V, or ZTS. The yields are shit but that's what you get with high dividend growth.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47715350)

Put 50% in a dividend ETF and 50% in a growth ETF.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718241)

Avoid AGNC, i got burned by that dogshit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718707)

https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/adv/products/jpmorgan-equity-premium-income-etf-etf-shares-46641q332

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5536181&forum_id=2Reputation#47718709)