Fundamental Value Investing Message Board

To: bruwin who wrote (1743)

4/21/2012 11:08:54 PM

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In researching MMM, I stumbled into a group of stocks that have increased dividends for each year for 50 consecutive years:

Diebold Incorporated	DBD	1954	2% (February 2012)
American States Water Company	AWR	1955	8% (April 2011)
Dover Corporation	DOV	1956	15% (August 2011)
Northwest Natural Gas	NWN	1956	2% (October 2011)
Emerson Electric Co.	EMR	1957	16% (November 2011)
Genuine Parts Company	GPC	1957	10% (February 2012)
The Procter & Gamble Company	PG	1957	9% (April 2011)
3M Company	MMM	1959	7% (February 2012)
Vectren Corporation	VVC	1960	3% (November 2011)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation	CINF	1961

Diebold Incorporated	DBD	1954	2% (February 2012)
American States Water Company	AWR	1955	8% (April 2011)
Dover Corporation	DOV	1956	15% (August 2011)
Northwest Natural Gas	NWN	1956	2% (October 2011)
Emerson Electric Co.	EMR	1957	16% (November 2011)
Genuine Parts Company	GPC	1957	10% (February 2012)
The Procter & Gamble Company	PG	1957	9% (April 2011)
3M Company	MMM	1959	7% (February 2012)
Vectren Corporation	VVC	1960	3% (November 2011)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation	CINF	1961

Diebold Incorporated	DBD	1954	2% (February 2012)
American States Water Company	AWR	1955	8% (April 2011)
Dover Corporation	DOV	1956	15% (August 2011)
Northwest Natural Gas	NWN	1956	2% (October 2011)
Emerson Electric Co.	EMR	1957	16% (November 2011)
Genuine Parts Company	GPC	1957	10% (February 2012)
The Procter & Gamble Company	PG	1957	9% (April 2011)
3M Company	MMM	1959	7% (February 2012)
Vectren Corporation	VVC	1960	3% (November 2011)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation	CINF	1961

DBD, AWR, EMR, PH, DOV, NWN, PG, GPC, MMM, VVC, CINF

finance.yahoo.com

These are stocks that have held up regardless of market conditions and have withstood the test of time.