38 Dividend Increases Expected In The Coming Weeks - Seeking Alpha

38 Dividend Increases Expected In The Coming Weeks - Seeking Alpha: In compiling the Dividend Champions list, I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Since most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.

Down the Stretch

With this article, the "expected increase" series returns to the usual format, showing companies expected to increase their dividends up to 10 weeks ahead of their Ex-Dividend Date. (I had extended the “forward look” to more than 11 weeks in order to cover the anticipated boost by McDonald's (MCD), which typically announces its dividend more than two months ahead of the Ex-Dividend date.

Interview With Chuck Carnevale: Why Valuation Matters For Buy And Hold Dividend Investors - Seeking Alpha

Interview With Chuck Carnevale: Why Valuation Matters For Buy And Hold Dividend Investors - Seeking Alpha: Chuck Carnevale is one of the most popular authors on Seeking Alpha. He has contributed more than 200 articles and garnered almost 10,000 followers. Chuck is a sought-after public speaker who is passionate about spreading the critical message of prudence in money management. He has been working in the securities industry since 1970 and is the co-founder of EDMP, Inc., an investment management firm headquartered near Tampa, Florida.

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5 Exceptional Dividend Growth Stocks With Lower Volatility And Higher Total Return - Seeking Alpha

5 Exceptional Dividend Growth Stocks With Lower Volatility And Higher Total Return - Seeking Alpha: For many people these are troubled times where fears about our economy and the stock market are at a heightened state. Stock price volatility is higher than we've ever seen it, which only adds to investor nervousness. Therefore, we searched for a safe place for conservative investors to invest. Our due diligence identified five dividend growth stocks that possess stringent quality characteristics, while at the same time have produced strong above-average historical total returns. But more importantly, each candidate had to have future consensus earnings estimated growth rates greater than the S&P 500.

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31 'Overdue' Dividend Increases: Streaks In Jeopardy? - Seeking Alpha

31 'Overdue' Dividend Increases: Streaks In Jeopardy? - Seeking Alpha: In compiling the Dividend Champions list (found here) I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, but some companies go longer before boosting their dividends, and this can raise concerns about their streaks of increases.

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47 Dividend Hikes Expected By The End Of November - Seeking Alpha

47 Dividend Hikes Expected By The End Of November - Seeking Alpha: In compiling the Dividend Champions list (found here) I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Since most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.

Beyond Thanksgiving

In recent articles in this series, I have shown companies expected to increase their dividends soon, up to 10 weeks ahead of their Ex-Dividend Date. But, as SA Contributor Clay King mentioned in the comments to my previous update (here), McDonald's (MCD) is expected to announce its next increase in a couple of weeks, more than two months before its Ex-Dividend Date. So I've extended the “forward look” to more than 11 weeks for this article, although I will probably return to the 10-week pattern for my next update.

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10 Dividend Stalwarts Outperforming The S&P 500 Since 2006

10 Dividend Stalwarts Outperforming The S&P 500 Since 2006 - Seeking Alpha: There's been a flame war waging on Seeking Alpha pitting the "dividend growth crowd" against the "invest for total return crowd." Underneath it all, there seems to be this rationale that an investor needs to be either or. However, we would argue that you can have and be both. You can position your portfolio as a dividend growth investor with the objective of investing in companies that offer the potential to increase their dividend every year. Simultaneously, and by definition, you can and should also expect capital appreciation that is consistent with your expected dividend growth rate.

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Dividend Champions Smackdown XVIII: The Tweed Factor - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Champions Smackdown XVIII: The Tweed Factor - Seeking Alpha: In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I have screened the Dividend Champions (which can be found here) using factors such as yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth rate. Note that all references to Champions mean companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years. “CCC” refers to the universe of Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.

This month, I focused on two new columns that were added in the latest update – columns AI and AJ, which show the percentage by which the current price (as of August 31) varies from each stock's 50- and 200-day Moving Averages. That article can be found here

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101 Dividend Champions for September 2011 - Seeking Alpha

101 Dividend Champions for September 2011 - Seeking Alpha: The Dividend Champions spreadsheet and PDF have been updated through 8/31/11 and are available here. Note that all references to Champions mean companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years. “CCC” refers to the universe of Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.

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