Ironically, in the current market environment where dividend cuts are announced daily, there are probably more articles than ever being written reminding investors that some companies are still raising their dividends. One such recent article, at Rising Dividend Investing, offers a list of eight companies that have hiked their dividends. Here’s my quick take on [...]
In the wake of all the recent dividend cut announcements, I’ve heard some market commentators proclaim that “all” dividends are being cut, and that dividend investing is dead (along, of course, with buy-and-hold investing). What these commentators are failing to notice are the many companies that have not only maintained their dividends in the face [...]
Every day seems to bring news of another dividend cut – the latest example being General Electric (GE) – as well as another list of companies whose dividends are thought to be safe. This time, Value Expectations weighs in on the latter, with their list of solid companies that pay a dividend. Here’s my quick [...]
Widely recognized by its AFLAC duck brand icon, this health and life insurance provider has, like most financials, recently seen its stock [[AFL]] badly beaten down in the market on fears of “toxic” assets exposure – in this case hybrid securities issued by European financial institutions – and associated ratings downgrades. Yet the company says [...]
BusinessWeek has just created a slide show of the U.S. companies with the safest dividends, based on picks they collected from portfolio managers and other investing experts. Below are my quick takes on all the picks that offer a greater than 2% yield (the stars represent Dividendinvestor.com’s star ranking system – three stars are five [...]
