Rising Dividends: My Dividend Growth Portfolio 2011-2012 Report - Seeking Alpha

Rising Dividends: My Dividend Growth Portfolio 2011-2012 Report - Seeking Alpha: I yanked my head out of the sand the other day to see what is going on in the world. I finally finished the 2012 edition of Top 40 Dividend Growth Stocks for 2012. I've been buried in that effort since Halloween. I'm ready to write some articles. If I can find my napkins somewhere, I've got a bunch of good ideas scribbled down. At least they seemed good when I scribbled them.

As many know, I maintain a public demonstration Dividend Growth Portfolio (DGP).

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Becton, Dickinson: A Healthy Dividend Growth Stock On Sale - Seeking Alpha

Becton, Dickinson: A Healthy Dividend Growth Stock On Sale - Seeking Alpha: One of the great long-term benefits that a recession brings is the opportunity to invest in extremely high-quality companies at low valuations. This is especially true of companies that have proven themselves as being highly recession-resistant on an operating basis. In other words, companies whose businesses remain strong even when economic times are difficult, as they have recently been.

We believe that Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BDX) represents an opportunity to invest in an extremely high-quality Standard & Poor’s Dividend Aristocrat and a David Fish Dividend Champion that has increased its dividend every year for 40 consecutive years. Classified as a healthcare equipment company, Becton Dickinson operates in three segments: BD Medical, representing approximately 51% of sales, BD Diagnostics, representing approximately 32% of sales, and the remainder from BD Biosciences. The following excerpt taken from their website summarizes Becton Dickinson:

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Dividend Challengers: 30 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Challengers: 30 Increases Expected In The Next 11 Weeks - Seeking Alpha: In compiling the Dividend Champions list (found here), I get to see those companies 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.

New Year, New Opportunities

As mentioned in the most recent installments in this series, I've modified the schedule to aim for a 3-4 week frequency. Monthly articles allowed some increases to “slip through the cracks” and publishing the listings twice each month seems a tad too frequent, with too many companies carried over and not enough being “checked off,” so I hope the current scheduling works better.

Dividend Champions: 26 Increases Expected By March 30 - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Champions: 26 Increases Expected By March 30 - 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.

New Year, New Opportunities

As mentioned in the most recent installments in this series, I've modified the schedule to aim for a three- to four-week frequency. Monthly articles allowed some increases to “slip through the cracks” and publishing the listings twice each month seems a tad too frequent, with too many companies carried over and not enough being “checked off,” so I hope the current scheduling works better.

Dividend Contenders: 24 Increases Expected By The End Of March - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Contenders: 24 Increases Expected By The End Of March - 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.

New Year, New Opportunities

As mentioned in the most recent installments in this series, I've modified the schedule to aim for a three- to four-week frequency. Monthly articles allowed some increases to “slip through the cracks” and publishing the listings twice each month seems a tad too frequent, with too many companies carried over and not enough being “checked off,” so I hope the current scheduling works better.

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42 Dividend Contenders For Above Average Total Return - Seeking Alpha

42 Dividend Contenders For Above Average Total Return - Seeking Alpha: With interest rates hovering near all-time lows, investors needing income are faced with very limited choices. The traditional high yield available from bonds and other fixed income vehicles are no longer available to meet the needs of retirees needing income to live off. Moreover, it is almost a certainty that today’s low yields are not adequate enough to fight inflation. Consequently, there is a growing investor interest in dividend paying common stocks, especially those that have a long record of increasing their dividend every year. This has led many lay, and even many professional investors, to assume that dividend paying common stocks are becoming overvalued. In addition to being too general to be relevant, these assumptions do not stand up to closer scrutiny.

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2012 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats -The Passive Income Earner

2012 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats � The Passive Income Earner: Here is the list many of you have been waiting for

The 2012 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats!

Unless you are tracking many companies on your own with historical data, the following dividend aristocrat list is a must have resource for any dividend investor. You can also review last year’s Dividend Aristocrats if you want.

Canadian Dividend Aristocrat Requirements
The rules have changed … Was there some lobbying to alleviate the impact on the lack of dividend increase during the financial crisis?!? The Canadian Dividend Aristocrats must now meet the following requirements to be included in the list.