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Some traditionalist would say your home is your greatest wealth building asset. I would argue it is not. Others would say your income is your greatest wealth building asset. Thought there is a lot of truth to the statement, it is still not your greatest wealth building asset. So, what is your greatest wealth building asset? Everyone is born with it.

New income investors naturally focus on yield, but the highest yielding stocks aren't always the best investments. To find the very best dividend growth stocks an investor must identify companies that will not just sustain their dividends, but increase them every year. To find these jewels in the rough, there are two very important things the investor must look for.

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The Basic Materials Sector includes companies involved with the discovery, development and processing of raw materials. This week week, I screened my dividend growth stocks database for Basic Materials companies with a yield above 3.0% and that have increased their dividends for at least 20 consecutive years. The results are presented below:

The Industrials Sector is one of the largest sectors in my dividend growth database. Of the 209 stocks that I track, it currently is represented by 44 stocks (21%). This is not a sector I am in a position to buy often, but when the time is right, I plan on taking full advantage of the opportunity.

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This is the third installment in a multi-part series that looks at different sectors that have traditionally been very friendly to dividend investors. Last week we looked at Financial Services Sector. This week we are looking at Industrial Materials…

How much money will you need for retirement? This a very difficult question to answer. There are many factors and assumptions that go into estimating the income that will be needed in retirement. However, one certainty is that if you only invest
in fixed income instruments, you will need more than if your investments provide you a growing income.