Dividend Champions: 16 Increases Expected By January 6 - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Champions: 16 Increases Expected By January 6 - 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 companies raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.

Happy Holidays

In this article, I'm modifying the Expected Increase series to reflect a more reader-friendly format by separating the Champions, Contenders and Challengers into distinct groupings, so please look for the other lists, which I hope will be published about the same time. Leading the way this time, we should see Emerson Electric (EMR) and Vectren (VVC) extend their streaks of more than 50 years of higher dividends, and we can hope to see more generous increases by those two, along with the stocks at the bottom of the list.

Dividend Contenders: 17 Increases Expected In The Next 10 Weeks - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Contenders: 17 Increases Expected In The Next 10 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 companies raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.

Happy Holidays

In this article, I'm modifying the Expected Increase series to reflect a more reader-friendly format by separating the Champions, Contenders and Challengers into distinct groupings, so please look for the other lists, which I hope will be published about the same time. Before the year ends, I hope to see Mercury General (MCY) graduate to Champion status and York Water Company (YORW) to declare the dividend that will be paid in January, marking its 197th straight year of dividends. (Yes, the streak of uninterrupted payments started in 1816!)

Dividend Challengers: 14 Increases Expected By The First Week Of January - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Challengers: 14 Increases Expected By The First Week Of January - 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 companies raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.

Happy Holidays

In this article, I'm modifying the Expected Increase series to reflect a more reader-friendly format by separating the Champions, Contenders and Challengers into distinct groupings, so please look for the other lists, which I hope will be published about the same time. Before year-end, I hope to see no less than four of these companies declare their 10th straight year of increases, resulting in graduation to Contender status, led by Nike (NKE) and Landauer (LDR).

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Abbott: Still A Dividend Growth Stalwart? - Seeking Alpha

Abbott: Still A Dividend Growth Stalwart? - Seeking Alpha: Last week Abbott Laboratories (ABT) announced that it plans to separate into two publicly traded companies around the end of 2012. One, retaining the Abbott name, will focus on diversified medical products. The other, “New Pharmaceutical Company,” will focus on research-based drugs. Both companies will be global leaders in their respective industries on the day they begin.

In the announcement, Abbott stated that the “two publicly traded companies will offer shareholders distinct opportunities given unique investment identities, business profiles and attributes,” and that the decision “builds on a decade of strategic and operational advancements.” Miles White, chairman and chief executive officer, stated

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53 Dividend Increases Expected By Christmas - Seeking Alpha

53 Dividend Increases Expected By Christmas - Seeking Alpha: In compiling the Dividend Champions list (found here: http://dripinvesting.org/Tools/Tools.asp ) 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.

Holiday Cheer

For this article, I'm extending the Expected Increase series a tad beyond the usual format, which shows companies expected to increase their dividends up to 10 weeks ahead of their Ex-Dividend Date. Notable increases since the previous update included Year 56 by Northwest Natural Gas (NWN), the 47th year of increases by Clarcor (CLC) and the 38th year by RPM International (RPM).

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Dividend Growth Stocks: 15 Dividend Stocks That Have Paid Dividends For Over 110 Years

Dividend Growth Stocks: 15 Dividend Stocks That Have Paid Dividends For Over 110 Years: 15 Dividend Stocks That Have Paid Dividends For Over 110 Years

The key to successfully selecting dividend growth stocks is the ability to identify companies that will not only maintain but grow their dividend. Often it can be boiled down to a simple question: "How committed is the company to paying its dividend?"

Sure most CEOs give lip-service to their commitment to shareholders, but what happens when times are hard. When the economy turns down and the future looks bleak, will the company hoard cash and stop its dividend or put action behind its words?

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Dividend Growth Portfolio Semi-Annual Review: Pretty Boring Stuff... The Dividends Just Keep Increasing (Yawn) - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Growth Portfolio Semi-Annual Review: Pretty Boring Stuff... The Dividends Just Keep Increasing (Yawn) - Seeking Alpha: This is the sixth article about my Dividend Growth Portfolio. Two earlier articles in the series dealt with Portfolio Reviews:

Portfolio Forensics (August 31, 2010)

Dividend Growth Portfolio Review: Sherwin Williams is Out (April 26, 2011)

As many of you know, the Dividend Growth Portfolio is a public “demonstration” portfolio that I use to illustrate the practical application of dividend-growth investing principles. The portfolio contains real money and actual stock holdings. It is part of my retirement assets. I publicly report on its results. I encourage comments and criticisms.

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101 Dividend Champions For October 2011 - Seeking Alpha

101 Dividend Champions For October 2011 - Seeking Alpha: The Dividend Champions spreadsheet and PDF have been updated through 9/30/11 and are available at 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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Dividends In Danger? Frontier, CenturyLink, Conoco Phillips, 3 Others Continue To Attract Comments - Seeking Alpha

Dividends In Danger? Frontier, CenturyLink, Conoco Phillips, 3 Others Continue To Attract Comments - Seeking Alpha: This is the sixth installment in a series that collects and summarizes SA members’ opinions about companies whose dividends may be in danger. Readers’ comments have been integrated and edited. References to “me,” “my,” or “I” refer to the commenters, not to the author. If you wish to see the full comment stream, consult last month’s article.

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Are You Properly Positioned For The Economic Upturn? - Seeking Alpha

Are You Properly Positioned For The Economic Upturn? - Seeking Alpha: Today, it seems ubiquitously accepted that the American economy is weak, and that it's a foregone conclusion that we're headed into economic oblivion. We have a bad day in the stock market and Chicken Little shows up everywhere bemoaning our demise and lamenting about our dismal futures. Besieged by all this bad news, it can be very hard to remain optimistic about our future, but I am, and with this article I will highlight some reasons why.

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