Dividends

High dividend yields combined with stock buybacks give you “Total Yield” a term coined by Chris Brightman of Research Affiliates. Shawn Tully from Fortune has recently written a great article on Total Yields which appears in print (Feb 25, 2013 Fortune Magazine, page 31) and online here.

“Brightman sees dividends as a key metric -- but not the sole one. His latest brainstorm is a value-oriented methodology that screens not only for dividends but also for the impact of stock buybacks. In theory,…

Dividend increases mean increasing income for you the shareholder. A dividend increase generally indicates that a company is financially healthy, and confident that it can continue to pay the increased dividend for years to come.

Here is a list of some recent dividend increases:

Apache Corp (APA) 17.65% increase Ball Corp (BLL) 30%
Bank of Montreal (BMO) 2.78% Equifax Inc (EFX) 22.22%
Home Depot (HD) 34.48%
Ingersol Rand (IR) 31.25%
Coca-Cola (KO) 9.80%
Limited Brands (LTD) 20.00%
Moody’s Corp…

Mike from The Dividend Guy Blog and Dividend Stock Analysis wrote a great blog post over at My Own Adivsor that I'd like to share with my readers. Mike discusses the benefits of investing in dividend stocks, and my favourite the section on "Index Investing vs. Dividend Investing" is a must read. Mike writes:

"I chose dividend investing is because I wanted to count on stocks paying me more each year. When you select dividend growth stocks, you can expect to see your dividend payouts being increa…

A dividend aristocrat is a company that has paid dividends consecutively for 25 years or more. Standard and Poor's (S&P) maintain a list of US dividend aristocrats. Dividends are key to investing successfully. Dividends are cash payments made to shareholders. Once a dividend is paid it can never be taken back.

If you had invested $100 at the end of 1940 in the stock market, this would have been worth approximately $174,000 at the end of 2011 if you had reinvested dividends, versus $12,000 if di…

Well, this is isn't my dividend retirement plan, but it's very close. Dividend Growth Investor wrote a great post on his blog that I'd like to share with my readers. In fact, after I read his post I realized this is exactly what I would've written myself. Dividend Growth Investor writes:

"I invest in dividend stocks, in order to generate a sufficient income stream, that would meet and exceed my expenses in retirement. Retirement to me is the point where my dividend income exceeds my expenses, w…

Who is the world's largest dividend payer? This company recently increased their dividend by 21%. This company will pay $10.7 billion a year to shareholders, more than any other corporation. This company has been paying dividends since 1882. This company has increased dividends consecutively for 29 years. Can you guess?

The answer is: Exxon (XOM)  

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Dividend Growth Investor, recently wrote:

"There were a record 73 dividend increases over the past week. This was the busiest week for dividend increases I have witnessed since starting this site five years ago. I review dividend increases each week in an effort to uncover hidden dividend gems as well as to keep close tabs on the pulse of dividends paid by companies I own or am in the process of researching."

Take a look at his blog post where he highlights companies that boosted distributions…

Dividend increases mean more money for you, actually increasing money for you. S&P Dow Jones Indices recently reported 439 dividend increases this year, a 25.4% gain over last year.

S&P Dow Jones Indices reported 439 dividend increases during the third quarter of this year, a 25.4% gain over the 350 increases reported during the third quarter of 2011. Fifty-three companies, of the approximately 10,000 U.S. traded issues, decreased their dividend in the third quarter of 2012 compared to 23 iss…

Tenants pay rent, and the rent you earn is the return on your investment. I have found the world’s greatest tenant, and you too can find this tenant! This tenant I've found:

• does not call me at 2am to complain about a leaky toilet
• does not have loud parties, or disturb other tenants
• does not damage my property
• does not pay partial rent, and promise to pay the rest later
• always pays her rent on time
• actually pays me more year after year

I have found the world’s greatest tenant, and I c…

In late 2002 this stock was selling for about $15 to $18 a share, and the dividend was $0.19 per share. Remember a dividend is a cash payment made to all share holders. So if you bought 500 shares in this company back in 2002 for $15 each, you would receive $95 (500 shares x $0.19) in dividends just for owning those shares.

As a result of dividend increases over the years for this stock, the dividend today is $3.08. Which represents an increase of over 1000% since 2002, $0.19 per share to $3.08…