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The Best Dividend Hikes of the Week (KO, HFC, KMB, TXN, WMT, XRX)

Posted: February 22, 2013 at 3:24 pm

This last week sure felt like a long week in the market, although it was only a four-day week. We saw several key dividend announcements from some great American companies. ...
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Kimberly-Clark Boosts High Dividend Yield Even Higher

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 1:48 pm

We keep talking about big great American companies which are hiking their dividends. Now we have Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) out with news that the consumer products giant's board of ...
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Coca-Cola Dividend Hike Leads in Coke-Pepsi Investor Taste Test

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 10:55 am

The dividend hike train continues to march forward and onward. Now we have an investor taste test happening between Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP), as the ...
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More DJIA Stocks Set to Hike Dividends Very Soon (DIS, DIA, T, VZ, CSCO, KO, IBM, JNJ, JPM, MMM, PFE, MRK, WMT, DVY, VIG, PFM, HDV)

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 6:31 am

Dividends are still rising and equity and income investors should expect more of the same for 2012. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) joined in on the dividend hike brigade with ...
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More Big Dividend Hikes Coming in 2011 (ABT, AWK, DPS, XOM, KMB, NEE, TGT, WMT)

Posted: January 24, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Last week we began a series of companies which we expect will raise their dividends in 2011.  It was the first piece of a series and there are many other ...
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Gold-Plated Dividend Stocks Don’t Get Much Help from Tax Bill (LLY, SVU, TEG, MKC, HRL, ECL, USB, BK, GE, PFE)

Posted: December 9, 2010 at 10:56 am

To make the cut onto the Standard & Poor's Dividend Aristocrats Index a company has to have paid a dividend every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The index ...
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Before GE Earnings: Upside in Conglomerates (BRK-A, GE, HON, MMM, UTX, SPY, DIA)

Posted: October 14, 2010 at 7:01 am

Conglomerates have enjoyed solid performance in 2010 and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is set to report earnings on Friday morning.  A market concern and a sector concern so far ...
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Altria Delivers Another Big Dividend Hike (MO)

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 10:23 am

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) has hiked its dividend.  While we saw a dividend hike earlier in the year, we had a few questions about its dividend coverage.  It seems ...
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