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When it comes to dividend stocks increasing payouts, most investors think of the dividend aristocrats. These companies have increased their annual dividend payments for 25 years or longer. However, out of the 503 companies in the S&P 500, only 66 names make the cut. It’s an exclusive club, to be sure. The problem is that dividends are no longer the big deal they once were. As the Washington Post observed in February, “For index members, buybacks have exceeded dividends in every quarter but two s
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