Author: Marc Lichtenfeld, Wealthy Retirement

Going forward, it will be important to have them in your portfolio.

Considering how solid the financials look, the dividend appears fairly safe.

These are not time-consuming or complicated steps — there’s no reason you should be scrambling trying to figure out what your situation is should your financial picture change.

Doom and gloom sells, but the markets don’t listen. Stocks go up over the long term. We know this. They have done so for over a century.

Free cash flow easily covers the company’s dividend.