FYI: Dividend equities exert a magnetic attraction when the stock markets are rough, and they have grabbed ETF investors' hearts and wallets this year.
In the world of exchange traded funds, two popular indexing subsets are dividend achievers and dividend aristocrats. Both invest in stock royalty -- household names like AT&T (T) and Procter & Gamble (PG) that have strong and consistent track records of dividend growth. So what's the difference between the indexes?
Achievers have not missed a dividend increase in 10 years or more.
Aristocrats have not skipped a dividend increase in 25 years or more
Regards,
Ted
http://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/etfs/dividend-achievers-vs-dividend-aristocrats-stock-royalty-but-theres-a-catch/
