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It seems that every financial adviser or financial publication is proclaiming that you should own dividend stocks. Each are eschewing the virtues of dividend stocks from their own perspective. To that I have two questions:

When it comes to investing in Dividend Growth Stocks certain sectors have been more favorable to investors than others. Historically, the sectors most popular with dividend investors include Financial Services, Healthcare and Consumer Defensive. Each has provided good yields and growth over the years.

The H.J. Heinz Company produces a wide variety of food products worldwide, primarily condiments, convenience meals and snacks. Linked here is a detailed analysis and commentary.

Have you ever wondered just where are all the get-rich-now infomercial millionaires? I know several people who have purchased one or more of these get-rich-now kits, but I don't know of anyone who actually got rich from purchasing the kit. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates didn't build their fortunes with a get-rich-now kit. They worked hard built it steadily over time.

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Over the next several weeks I plan to look at different sectors that have traditionally been very friendly to dividend investors. Each of these sectors have attributes that make the companies in them potentially desirable to long-term buy-and-hold dividend growth investors. Understanding these attributes will hopefully help us to select the very best companies for our income portfolios.

Few companies can afford to consistently boost dividends. The ones that can do it are characterized by strong competitive advantages and are widely recognized brand names. Consumers are willing to pay a higher price for the quality of the goods or services which those companies provide, which drives sales and profitability for the corporations.

At some point in the future will we look back at our actions today and refer to them as our greatest missed opportunity? A successful dividend growth strategy takes time. Unfortunately, many income investors don’t have the luxury of time on their side and must focus on high-yield investments to meet current expenses. These high-yield investments are often accompanied by high-risk.

Many investors are closely following the developments in Kraft's hostile bid for Cadbury. Kraft believes an acquisition of Cadbury will help drive growth by creating the world's largest confectionery company with meaningful revenue and cost synergies.