The Top 3 Dividend Aristocrats to Watch in 2018

Income investors rely on the Dividend Aristocrats to provide them with reliable, growing dividend income. These stocks have all raised the amount they pay in dividends year in and year out for at least a quarter-century, and along the way, most of them have delivered not only steadily rising dividend payments but also share-price appreciation to boot.

Currently, about 50 companies make the Dividend Aristocrats list, with more likely to join its ranks. A few of them are especially deserving of attention as we move into the New Year. Below, you'll get a chance to learn more about ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), Dover (NYSE:DOV), and Stryker (NYSE:SYK) and why they should be on dividend investors' radar in 2018.

Source: Motley Fool

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