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Wed. Feb. 24, 2010 D4L classics, commentary

The 2010 Dividend Stock Ideas List

Last year I introduced the Stock Ideas list and it has proven to be immensely popular. The list consists of Dividend Aristocrats, US Broad Dividend Achievers and U.S. Dividend Champions. Duplications in the above lists are eliminated and stocks are crossed out when I learn that they have either cut their dividend or fail to raise it. Here are some highlights on this year’s changes:


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Fri. Feb. 12, 2010 D4L commentary

20 Dividend Stocks Riding The Tsunami Of Dividend Increases

What a difference a year makes. This time last year we were looking at big-name dividend cuts and very few increases. Last week’s 16 increases set the stage for this week’s flood of companies, large and small, raising cash dividends paid to their shareholders.


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3 dividend increases, more expected in January (Dividend Growth Investor, 1/8/10)
Ten Dividend Kings raising dividends for over 50 years (Dividend Growth Investor, 2/17/10)
Anticipating Dividend Increases (Buying Value, 3/7/10)
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Fri. Feb. 13, 2009 D4L commentary

3M (MMM) and Manulife (MFC) Answer The Leadership Call

When the world appears to be collapsing in around you and things look their darkest, it is then when character is determined and leaders rise to the top. On Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner called for a new program that combines public and private capital to be used in a fund that will buy troubled assets of up to $1 trillion, aimed at unfreezing credit markets. The the markets were underwhelmed. Many companies, such as Harley-Davidson (HOG) and Dow Chemical (DOW), used this smoke screen to slash dividends, but in the midst of the turmoil, an American Aristrocrat and a Canadian Achievier stood tall.


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