The Dividend Kings consist of companies that have raised their dividends for at least fifty years in a row. Many of the companies have turned into huge multinational corporations over the decades, but not all of them.

Despite its small size the company has many things going in its favor, and shareholders will likely see compelling returns going forward. The dividend yield is higher than the broad market's yield, and there is a lot of room for more dividend increases down the road.

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Rising interest rates are a negative for companies that are heavily indebted, but a plus for banks and other companies with a high amount of assets that will return more money with interest rates being at a higher level.

In a rising rates environment banks are able to increase the interest rates they take from debtors at a faster pace than the interest rate they pay to lenders. The result is a rising net interest margin, which is a key component for earnings growth for banks.