You expect your employer to give you a salary increase periodically. Why wouldn’t you expect the same from your investments? One of the most important aspects of a dividend stock is its ability to consistency raise dividends over time.
Fri. Feb. 19, 2010
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14 Dividend Stocks Giving Shareholders A Raise *
Fri. Feb. 20, 2009
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Coca-Cola: A Real Dividend Aristrocrat *
Coca-Cola (KO) is the real thing in more than one way. KO was the King of Pop, long before Michael Jackson was born and after raising its quarterly dividend 8% to $0.41 per common share KO can wear its aristocrat crown another year. The dividend is payable April 1, 2009, to shareowners of record as of March 15, 2009. After the announcement, shares of KO were yielding over 3.5%. This is the 47th consecutive year KO has raised its dividend. Linked here is my most recent analysis of KO.
16 Dividend Stocks Growing Future Yield *
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