1. Weekly summary of dividend activities for companies categorized as Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers; 2. Highlights companies that recently changed their dividends and lists those with upcoming ex-dividend and payment dates; 3. Introduces the Dividend Champions list, authored by Justin Law, and notes his affiliations with the Dividend Kings service and personal stock disclosures.

1. The energy sector faces challenges, reflected in XLE's year-over-year dividend decline on a TTM basis; 2. Kinder Morgan (KMI) outperforms the sector average with stronger ROCE and moderate dividend growth; 3. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) offers a more attractive investment profile than KMI, featuring higher yield, lower payout ratio, better valuation metrics (P/E, PEGY), and consistent performance.

1. The S&P 500 has shown strong performance since the AI boom began in 2023 but faces a potential major reversal; 2. Dividend stocks have underperformed compared to the S&P 500 during this period; 3. The author, a dividend investing expert, highlights high-yield opportunities and discloses long positions in assets like BIP, BEP, and GLD.