Luis Alvarez I have a terrible confession to make, dear readers: I’m ageing. It’s as much of a shock to me as it is to thee. Anyway, among the behavioural changes such unpleasantness demands is a slight change to my investment philosophy. I’m now focusing on buying dividend paying stocks, and I’ll be limiting myself to so-called “dividend aristocrats.” My goal is to find the top 15 stocks from this universe. I’ll be judging them for their ability to maintain and grow dividends, and, of course, valuation. As ...