A list of the best and safest dividend aristocrats

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From there, you will have a very winnowed list. You will see companies like Walgreens, ExxonMobil, McDonalds, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, Brown Forman, Becton Dickinson, Abbott Labs, and 3M. These are the ideal candidates for passive income consideration when your objective is truly reliable passive income that grows at a rate faster than inflation.

Best dividend aristocrats

Stock symbol & annual dividend yield & their Moody's credit rating:

Walgreens - WBA - 1.88% - Baa2 - Possible downgrade
ExxonMobilMcDonalds - X0M - 3.60% - Aaa - Not on watch - Do not buy oil companies.
PepsiCo - PEP - 2.86% - A1 - Not on watch
Kimberly-Clark - KMB - 2.87% - A2 - Not on watch
Colgate-Palmolive - CL - 2.31% - Baa1 - Not on watch
Brown Forman - BF.B - 1.39% - A1 - Not on watch 
Becton Dickinson - BDX- 1.86% - Baa2 - Not on watch
Abbott Labs - ABT - 2.74% - A2 - Possible downgrade
3M - MMM - 2.85% - Aa3 - Not on watch
Altria Group - MO - 3.74% - A3 - Not on watch
Kinder Morgan - KMI - I sold this - it's crap - 3.21% - Baa3 - Not on watch

Johnson & Johnson - JNJ - 2.94% - Aaa - Not on watch
Coca-Cola - KO - 3.06% - Aa3 - Not on watch
Philip Morris - PM - 4.52% - A2 - Not on watch
AT&T - T - 5.25% - Baa1 - Not on watch
Procter & Gamble - PG - 3.27% - Aa3 - Not on watch

2/16/2016 It looks like I'm going to be buying JNJ & KO &T & PM & PG which combined will give me dividend income every month of the year.

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Moody's Ratings Definitions

MOODY'S RATING SYMBOLS FROM BEST TO WORST:

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