Dividend Stock Investors

Be careful of buying just for a dividend. As rates rise these can get hurt.

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Do you subscribe to a service like those offered by Dividend.com?

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no

I AM NOT A LICENSED FINANCIAL PLANER, BROKER OR ANYTHING ELSE
I use of simple analysis of stocks for my income portfolio.

1. first they should be listed in David Fish's dividend champion or contenders list. Link at seekingalpha.com
2. Their 3, 5, and 10 year growth in yield should be above 3% and consistent across the spectrum. Significant change should show increasing growth favoring the shorter time frame.
3. The current yield must be higher than their 5 year average yield.
4. The current price should be no more than 80% of the 1 year high.
5. Morningstar should rate their dividend safety at least 4* (Stars do matter LOL)
6. I limit higher yielding stocks like REITs, MLPs, to 30% of the portfolio.
7. Take dividends in cash so they are reinvested (if the wife doesn't spend them) when I want.
8. Finally start building the portfolio with some portion of your overall holdings five years before you need the income, if possible.
Example: last major purchase I made was JNJ at $90.00 yielding 2.75%. Due do dividend increase the yield on that money is now 3.55%.

I do maintain some flexibility in the criteria depending on yield. In other words, an MLP yielding 7% gets a little bit different analysis than say a JNJ yielding 2.5%

Now understand this is an income portfolio not a dividend portfolio. Current cash flow is the goal not necessarily portfolio value (total return).

Good fortune.

Agree, just didn't think the OP was interested in that type of investments. I dipped a toe in the pool with JFR. I like floating rates in a rising rate environment. Same for TSLX.
Also I considered FS Energy & Power fund. Not publicly traded and closed now. I really missed the boat on that one.

I owned JFR and BGT but I sold them before the election. I just checked Morningstar and JFR's discount has closed to .93%.