Dividend stocks aren’t typically as affected by broad market volatility. Sure, they might follow similar patterns, but for the most part, they don’t tend to swing quite as wildly. Part of the reason for this is that investors who hold dividend stocks usually do so for the long term.
The result? Dividend stocks tend to lag the S&P 500. Notice I said “tend”? I said that becuase, as someone who dislikes absoluteness of any kind, I'm always out there looking for ways to buck the trend. And today, I found a handful of Dividend Kings - companies that have increased dividends for 50 or more straight years - that have outperformed the S&P 500 this year. Today, let’s have a look and see if they deserve a spot in your income portfolio.
