153: Ben Reynolds, founder of Sure Dividend

If you’re looking for long-term good bets on dividend stocks, Ben Reynolds is your man. Ben, founder of Sure Dividend, began as a fundamentals investor and has embraced and built his expertise around growth dividend stocks. The process of selecting growth dividend stocks incorporates value investing with long-term thinking, giving considerable weight to a company’s performance over time.

In today’s interview, Ben gives an overview of dividend stocks in general. We also get a 101 on Dividend Aristocrats, the S&P 500’s list of stocks with a long history of outperforming the market. Ben covers topics like what sectors you most often see in the Dividend Aristocrat list and why a payout ratio for one company or sector may be inappropriate or risky for another.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Sure Dividend
• Why Ben became interested in high growth dividend stocks
• About high growth dividend stocks and why low-volatility stocks happen to also be dividend growth stocks
• About Dividend Aristocrats
• Why industry sector is an important factor when considering dividend stocks
• The dividend stocks Ben is most excited about and why
• Why Ben’s dividend stock recommendations for retired individuals aren’t necessarily the same for those who aren’t retired