Author: Marc Lichtenfeld, Wealthy Retirement

Given the company’s low payout ratio and its strong track record of 14 straight years of dividend increases and 44 straight years without a dividend cut, the current dividend is very safe.

I’m not worried about a stock market crash at all.

The company has one of the best dividend-raising track records you’ll find.

Today there’s a unique opportunity to generate long-term stock-like returns with almost no risk. And to make it even sweeter, the IRS can’t put its grubby hands on the money.

I’ve never lost money on these assets.