Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO ) has been one of the best-performing stocks over the last decade, with shares returning more than 420% over this period. I've written about investing for Seeking Alpha since 2015 and for Sure Dividend since 2018. I focus primarily on owning shares of companies that have demonstrated long histories of dividend growth. These types of companies have largely proven successful at raising dividends through multiple recessionary periods, a sign that their business models a ...