Friday, February 14, 2014

Dividend Contenders: 25 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Contenders: 25 Increases Expected In The Next 11 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. I have modified the Expected Increase series to reflect a more SA-friendly format by separating the Champions (25 or more years of higher dividends), Contenders (10-24 years), and Challengers (5-9 years) into distinct groupings, so please look for the other articles, which I hope will be published about the same time.

Dividend Challengers: 12 Increases Expected By The End Of April - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Challengers: 12 Increases Expected By The End Of April - 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. I have modified the Expected Increase series to reflect a more SA-friendly format by separating the Champions (25 or more years of higher dividends), Contenders (10-24 years), and Challengers (5-9 years) into distinct groupings, so please look for the other articles, which I hope will be published about the same time.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Stocks For 2014: High-Yield And Fairly Valued Dividend Stocks For High Current Income - Part 5 - Seeking Alpha

Stocks For 2014: High-Yield And Fairly Valued Dividend Stocks For High Current Income - Part 5 - Seeking Alpha: Introduction
Retired investors seeking high income to live off of during retirement, face greater challenges today than almost ever before. The days of high yields available from bonds and other fixed income vehicles are long gone. Consequently, generating an adequate level of current income on retirement portfolios is difficult to say the least. This is especially tricky for those investors with a low tolerance for risk.

Dividend Champions: 17 Increases Expected By April 30 [The Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Kimberly Clark Corp, Genuine Parts Company, The Chubb Corporation, Diebold Incorporated, Raven Industries, Inc., HB Fuller Co] - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Champions: 17 Increases Expected By April 30 [The Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Kimberly Clark Corp, Genuine Parts Company, The Chubb Corporation, Diebold Incorporated, Raven Industries, Inc., HB Fuller Co] - 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 companies raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again. I have modified the Expected Increase series to reflect a more SA-friendly format by separating the Champions (25 or more years of higher dividends), Contenders (10-24 years), and Challengers (5-9 years) into distinct groupings, so please look for the other articles, which I hope will be published about the same time.

Monday, February 3, 2014