Author: Marc Lichtenfeld, Wealthy Retirement

Its distribution has never been cut, distributable cash flow is now on the rise, and it has a low payout ratio.

Foreign companies play an important part in portfolio diversification. Make sure you have some in your portfolio so that when stocks outside of the U.S. beat American stocks, you are participating in that outperformance.

The dividend isn’t in dire jeopardy, but a lot of things will have to go right for the dividend to remain intact.

Its dividend history is short but strong.