Here is a trio of dividend stocks that investors don’t know about, but should
To us, the definition of blue-chip stocks are those that have raised dividends for at least 10 years in a row, and currently have safe dividend payouts. These dividend stocks endured recessions and difficult operating environments and were still able to increase payments to shareholders.
Most dividend growth investors are familiar with the usual suspects such as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) .
There are many stocks, however, that don’t get discussed much in financial media that have lengthy dividend growth track records and also have the potential to provide sizeable total returns.
This article originally appeared at InvestorPlace.