Like Dividend Stocks? The Payments for These 3 Dividend Kings Have Almost Never Been Better Than Right Now.

Many income investors are looking for a reliable dividend. For the record, it's not uncommon for a dividend- paying company to decrease the amount it pays or to cut its dividend altogether. But in my lifetime, that's never happened with the dividend payments from PepsiCo (PEP 0.68%), Target (TGT 0.67%), or Hormel Foods (HRL 1.93%). All three of these dividend stocks have paid a quarterly dividend and increased it annually for over 50 years without fail. This puts all three of these companies on the list of ...