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Fri. Sep. 18, 2009 D4L commentary

9 Stocks Increasing Their Dividends

It is good once again to see companies raising their dividends after last week pause and Kraft’s (KFT) announcement it was freezing its dividend at $0.29/share for the 5th straight quarter. Dividend increases are the fuel that keeps our dividend income machines running. Without dividend increases, many dividend stocks would not fare well when compared to other income-based investments.