Author: Brian Bollinger, Simply Safe Dividends

When combined with the company’s valuable real estate portfolio and predictable stream of high-margin rent payments and royalty fees from its franchises, McDonald’s appears to represent a fundamentally lower-risk dividend growth investment.

Tax-deferred retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(k)s serve as an essential part of most people’s long-term savings plans. While these are powerful tools, they also come with some tax complications after investors reach a certain age due to required minimum distributions, or RMDs. Let’s take a closer look at the complications posed by RMDs, as well as the suitability of using dividend stocks to meet these requirements.

The Social Security Administration estimates that two thirds of retirees will get the majority of their income from the program, which has important implications for investors hoping to supplement these payments with dividends. With this in mind, let’s take a look at how dividends can affect Social Security benefits to help you maximize your income in retirement.

There’s a lot to like about this company: Its business generates recession-resistant cash flow, owns premier real estate locations, is managed conservatively, has a solid balance sheet, and should have a long runway for growth given the industry’s fragmentation.

It’s arguably one of the best dividend growth stocks in tech.