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The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats is the most prestigious list of dividend stocks.

The Dividend Aristocrats index is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. This index is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index series...

Among others, Dividend Aristocrats include these highly recognizable names, with years of consecutive dividend increases shown:

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