Oddly enough, the simple definition of a Dividend Champion being a company that has increased their annual dividend each of the past 25 years can be interpreted numerous ways. Should we care?

Cardinal Health is about to announce its dividend offering, which should make for 25 years of consecutive dividend growth. This soon-to-be Dividend Champion has many pluses and minuses as far as adding it to your portfolio is concerned.

It would be understandable to question why an article about minimizing taxes on dividend stocks would appear following the submission of one's tax forms.  The answer is that one needs to plan what they are doing during the tax year before the next form comes due.  Hopefully, this article will help with that planning process.