{"id":3513,"date":"2026-06-19T18:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beatmarket.com\/blog\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:45:45","slug":"dividend-radar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beatmarket.com\/blog\/dividend-radar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dividend Radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Dividend Radar is a weekly update of reliable, dividend-growing companies \u2014 built on the timeless CCC method first introduced by David Fish.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dividend Radar: The Origin Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early 2000s, the late David Fish \u2014 an independent analyst and dividend-growth pioneer \u2014 created what became known as the Dividend Champions, Contenders &amp; Challengers List (CCC List).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was simple but powerful: group companies by how many years in a row they\u2019ve raised their dividends. Over time, this evolved into Dividend Radar, a weekly update trusted by thousands of income investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than two decades, dividend investors across the world followed one proven framework \u2014 Dividend Radar, built on the timeless CCC method:<br><br>Champions. Contenders. Challengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just a list. It was a reputation. To be included meant a company had achieved what only the strongest businesses ever do \u2014 raising its dividend every single year, without fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/beatmarket.com\/blog\/dividend-radar-2\/#Heres_the_essence_of_David_Fishs_the_system\" title=\"Here\u2019s the essence of David Fish\u2019s the system:\">Here\u2019s the essence of David Fish\u2019s the system:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/beatmarket.com\/blog\/dividend-radar-2\/#The_Dave_Fish_Dividend_Strategy\" title=\"The Dave Fish Dividend Strategy\">The Dave Fish Dividend Strategy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_the_essence_of_David_Fishs_the_system\"><\/span>Here\u2019s the essence of David Fish\u2019s the system:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dividend Champions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies that raised their dividends for 25 years or more. These are the icons of reliability \u2014 the long-term legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dividend Contenders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>10 to 24 years of consecutive increases. Proven performers with strong growth and discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dividend Challengers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>5 to 9 years of raises. Rising stars on their way to the upper tiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For nearly twenty years, the CCC system served as the investor\u2019s compass.<\/p><script data-noptimize>fpm_start( \"true\" )<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Dave_Fish_Dividend_Strategy\"><\/span>The Dave Fish Dividend Strategy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Fish, creator of the famous CCC (Champions, Contenders, Challengers) list, never claimed to have a complex investing system. His approach was remarkably simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Buy high-quality companies with long histories of dividend growth. Hold them while the dividend keeps growing and the business remains strong. Sell only when the original investment thesis breaks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BUY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for companies that meet these conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>\u2705 Long History of Dividend Growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Safe Dividend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Strong and Durable Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Reasonable Valuation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Attractive Income Potential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOLD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue holding as long as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>\u2705 The dividend continues to grow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 The business remains financially strong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For Dave Fish, most successful investments were measured in years and decades, not quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider selling when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>\u274c Dividend Cut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c Dividend Freeze<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c Significant Deterioration in Business Quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A dividend growth portfolio does not require frequent trading. The key is monitoring whether the original reasons for owning the company are still intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The sample below shows a small preview of the Dividend Radar spreadsheet.<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Paid subscribers receive access to the complete file and all weekly updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1kWE2va3rCQchNR-dGOx0wdKrnw80ajljPIg4RA9Xn9M\/edit?gid=1024368551#gid=1024368551\" style=\"background-color:#05b908\">Preview Spreadsheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-tertiary-background-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dividendradar.substack.com\/subscribe?coupon=b320a7e6\">\ud83d\udd13&nbsp;Access the Full Dividend Radar&nbsp;\u2192<\/a><\/strong><br><br>Every Wednesday, paid subscribers receive the complete updated Dividend Radar report, featuring the latest Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers, plus all additions, deletions, and key dividend-growth metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dividendradar.substack.com\/subscribe?coupon=b320a7e6&amp;utm_content=202501609\" style=\"background-color:#05b908\">Get 15% off forever<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Become an early supporter of Dividend Radar (first 100 members only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr 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