If you've read my articles before, there's a good chance you've read my work about the Dividend Kings: companies that have paid increasing dividends for 50 years or more. However, when you give it more than a passing thought, you’ll realize that consistency in something for over 50 years is not easy. Can you imagine a business plowing through recessions, wars, and other crises, all while keeping itself afloat and thriving and paying investors ever-increasing payouts? It's definitely no easy feat.
That’s why Dividend Kings are top candidates for stocks you’d want to buy and hold forever. But there are more than sixty Kings today, so which one should you pick?
