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Fri. Feb. 25, 2011

23 Stocks With A Vision Of Higher Dividends *

To succeed as a dividend growth investor you must identify and purchase stocks with sustainable dividend growth. Inertia is powerful force. Once a company has established a track record of growing its dividend over the decades and developed a shareholder base that expects higher dividends each year, it becomes increasing difficult for management to cut or fail to raise their dividend. No CEO of this type of company wants a dividend cut to occur on his or her watch.

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Fri. May. 21, 2010

13 Dividend Stocks Raising Their Payouts And Yields *

In a down-market when many people are rushing to buy gold, I take comfort that I already have mine. No, not that kind, but something much better! A growing stream of dividend income from solid companies. While everyone else is panicked about their portfolio’s decline, I see a downturn as an incredible buying opportunity. Lower prices, rising yields and growing dividends, its hard to beat that combination.


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Sun. Oct. 26, 2008

Don’t Fall Into A Dividend Trap *

Prices are falling and yields are rising on dividend stocks. It’s a great time to be a dividend investor. That is assuming one of these wonderful stocks you just picked up doesn’t do the unspeakable – cut its dividend.

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