'A fresh take on choosing the right dividend stocks'??

 I really don't think so. My equities investments since 1992 reflect exactly what is described in this article. Prior to 1992 I was a more 'helter skelter', 'seat of the pants' investor.......occasional 20-baggers......many, many losers ......too much trading...........ASE and VSE 'story' stocks..........not pretty. I was not totally foolish. I did much epensive learning during those years.

Since changing my investment style 25 years ago my investment portfolio has exploded. An example: RY purchased in 1992, reinvested divvys, current position is 8X value of original position. I can remember just a single dividend cut among all my equity positions in those 25 years. Many companies kept dividends unchanged for years at a time but always resumed increases eventually.