Certain dividend aristocrats and dividend kings can make excellent core holdings for a long-term dividend growth portfolio.

With predictable and steadily growing business models, these companies have not only stood the test of time in all manner of economic environments, but they have also proven to have shareholder-friendly corporate cultures.

And when it comes to dividend growth legends, they don’t get much better than Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which has rewarded dividend investors with a remarkable 55 years of consecutive payout growth.

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