2018-10-25 11:33
PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States and internationally. It operates through Performance Coatings and Indus… Read More
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2018-10-22 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. This is a helpful exercise that lets me identify dividend increases for companies I own. I also use this… Read More
2018-10-18 10:00
Eaton Vance Corp. (EV) engages in the creation, marketing, and management of investment funds in the United States. It also provides investment management and counseling services to institut… Read More
2018-10-15 10:00
Last week, there was a correction in the stock market. For some reason, be it higher interest rates, trade wars, or fears of future inflation, stock prices went down. Your guess as to why th… Read More
2018-10-10 10:00
According to the last list of Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers, compiled by the late David Fish, Cardinal Health (CAH) has managed to increase dividends for 21 years in a row… Read More
2018-10-08 10:00
Screening is part of my process for identifying quality dividend growth stocks. For over a decade, I have managed to apply my screening criteria against the universe of dividend growth stock… Read More
2018-10-01 14:00
For your reading enjoyment, I have highlighted several articles that the readers found of particular interest this month. I have included the article title, as well as a short description… Read More
2018-09-29 14:46
I managed to update the list of Dividend Champions for a fourth month in a row. Part of my process of updating the list is to:
1) Review dividend increases weekly, and note if any dividend… Read More
2018-09-27 14:05
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment worldwide. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement… Read More
2018-09-24 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I use this process to evaluate existing holdings and also to identify hidden dividend gems. I find it he… Read More
2018-09-23 15:27
Readers of my Dividend Growth Investor newsletter just received a list of ten dividend growth stocks I plan to purchase on Monday. This is a real money portfolio which I started in July, in… Read More
2018-09-20 10:00
The September 2018 edition of the Dividend Growth Investor newsletter comes out this Sunday, September 23. This will be the third edition of the dividend investment newsletter that I started… Read More
2018-09-17 11:32
Dividends growth stocks are great for both accumulators and retirees, although the emphasis can vary depending on your goals.
For people that are in the accumulation phase of their investin… Read More
2018-09-13 10:00
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products worldwide. The company was created in 2013, when Abbott Laboratories split into two companies –… Read More
2018-09-10 10:00
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), through its subsidiaries, offers communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies wo… Read More
2018-09-06 10:00
3M Company (MMM) operates as a diversified technology company worldwide, which operates in five segments: Industrial, Safety and Graphics, Health Care, Electronics and Energy, and Consumer s… Read More
2018-09-04 10:00
A common question I have received from readers has to deal with finding quality dividend growth stocks that are not US based. If you follow financial markets, you may have seen that foreign… Read More
2018-09-01 00:53
As part of my monitoring process, I took upon myself to update the list of Dividend Champions every month. I have found it very helpful to update the list, in an effort to monitor more close… Read More
2018-08-28 10:00
Altria Group, Inc. (MO), through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States. The company is a dividend champion, which has rewarde… Read More
2018-08-27 10:00
Good Morning,
Subscribers to the Dividend Growth Investor newsletter received ten ideas for research on Sunday. The newsletter included information behind each company, and relevant researc… Read More
2018-08-23 11:37
As someone who has been publicly investing in dividend growth stocks for over a decade, I have amassed a nice dividend growth portfolio. I have accumulated a diversified position one investm… Read More
2018-08-20 10:00
I usually try to analyze one dividend paying company every week. In a typical stock analysis report, I would outline the years of consecutive dividend increases along with the amount and tim… Read More
2018-08-16 10:00
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Americas; Ch… Read More
2018-08-13 10:00
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR) provides investor communications and technology-driven solutions for the financial services industry worldwide.
The company raised its quarterly d… Read More
2018-08-09 10:00
For your reading enjoyment, I have highlighted several articles that the readers found of particular interest this month. I have included the article title, as well as a short description… Read More
2018-08-06 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review recent dividend increases. The process of identifying dividend increases is manual, because it relies on information coming from a list of multiple… Read More
2018-08-01 10:00
I took upon myself to update the list of dividend champions, after the untimely passing of David Fish two months ago. While there are other users updating the list, I find it helpful to be s… Read More
2018-07-30 10:00
I review the list of dividend increases every week as part of my monitoring process. It is very helpful to keep up with the world of dividend growth stocks by monitoring regular dividend inc… Read More
2018-07-26 10:00
The goal of every dividend investor is to generate a sufficient stream of passive dividend income, that would adequately cover their expenses. In order to achieve this goal however, investor… Read More
2018-07-24 10:30
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I typically focus on the companies that have at least a ten year streak of annual dividend increases. I… Read More
2018-07-23 10:30
Good Morning,
You may have noticed that I created a newsletter focusing on dividend growth stocks last week. I plan to invest $1,000 in a real world portfolio every single month, and let in… Read More
2018-07-19 10:00
I wanted to share with you some exciting news!
After writing Dividend Growth Investor website for over a decade, I am starting a newsletter which is focusing on premium content for subscrib… Read More
2018-07-16 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I am able to monitor companies I own and those I may be considering owning at the right price. I find th… Read More
2018-07-12 10:00
A dividend king is a company that has managed to reward shareholders with a dividend increase for at least 50 years in a row. This is no easy feat, as only 20 companies in the US have manage… Read More
2018-07-09 10:00
I ran my screen against the list of dividend champions from June 2018, in order to identify bargains. The list of dividend champions includes companies that have managed to increase dividend… Read More
2018-07-01 20:32
As many of you know, the untimely death of David Fish left a void in many of us. His creation, the list of Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers provided an indispensable amount of… Read More
2018-06-28 10:00
For your reading enjoyment, I have highlighted several articles that the readers found of particular interest this month. I have included the article title, as well as a short description… Read More
2018-06-25 10:00
Last week, there were two notable dividend increases from companies I follow. Both companies are popular in the dividend investing community. I find those companies to illustrate very well t… Read More
2018-06-21 10:00
I am frequently asked by readers about resources I use. While I have discussed before the resources I use to monitor my holdings, and I have compiled before information on resources before… Read More
2018-06-18 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I usually focus on the dividend increases for companies with a status of a dividend contender. A dividen… Read More
2018-06-14 10:00
The dividend kings list includes the most elite dividend growth companies in the US. A dividend king is a company that has managed to increase its dividends to shareholders for at least 50 y… Read More
2018-06-11 10:00
Over the past week, there were two companies that raised dividends to shareholders. For my review, I included only those companies which have managed to grow dividends for at least a decade… Read More
2018-06-07 11:34
The other day, I shared with you a list of four attractively valued consumer staples for further review. The companies had attractive valuations, a record of dividend and earnings growth, an… Read More
2018-06-04 10:00
The consumer staples sector has been hated by investors over the past year or two. There are several headwinds that appear to have depressed the share prices for many quality consumer staple… Read More
2018-06-03 23:25
I just learned that David Fish, who was the creator of the Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers list, passed away last month at the age of 68. This is a link to his obituary.
Davi… Read More
2018-05-31 10:30
For your reading enjoyment, I have highlighted several articles that the readers found of particular interest this month. I have included the article title, as well as a short description… Read More
2018-05-29 10:00
I review the list of dividend increases weekly, in order to monitor existing holdings and review companies on my list for accumulation at the right price. This exercise is part of my monitor… Read More
2018-05-24 10:00
In order to succeed in dividend investing, you need to have a long-term focus, follow your strategy by making investments at regular intervals and by diversifying your exposure. I believe th… Read More
2018-05-21 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I use this exercise to check up on my holdings, and to get a feel for the rate of dividend increases fo… Read More
2018-05-18 10:00
Cardinal Health, Inc. (CAH) is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company, providing customized solutions for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery cen… Read More
2018-05-16 12:02
The following is a guest post from Mike, a former private banker and passionate investor blogging at The Dividend Guy Blog and founder of Dividend Stocks Rock.
In May, we often read a bunch… Read More
2018-05-14 10:00
As part of my monitoring process I review the list of dividend increases every week. I filter out the companies that have not reached dividend contender or dividend achiever status yet. I do… Read More
2018-05-10 09:30
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) provides payroll, human resource (HR), retirement, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States and Germany. The company is a divide… Read More
2018-05-07 10:00
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (CHD) develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. The company operates through three segments: Consumer Domestic, Cons… Read More
2018-05-03 10:00
A famous saying goes that there are two things certain in this world: death and taxes. While I am pretty sure I can’t escape death, I know that I can try to legally minimize taxes as m… Read More
2018-04-30 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. This process is helpful in observing how my investments are performing. This process is also helpful in… Read More
2018-04-28 13:28
For your reading enjoyment, I have highlighted several articles that the readers found of particular interest this month. I have included the article title, as well as a short description… Read More
2018-04-25 10:30
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB), manufactures and markets personal care, consumer tissue, and health care products worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Personal Care, Consumer… Read More
2018-04-23 10:00
I review the list of dividend increases every single week as part of my portfolio monitoring process. It is helpful to see dividend growth in action for companies I own, and also for compani… Read More
2018-04-19 15:18
I was reviewing my portfolio today, and noticed that tobacco companies are getting smoked this morning. Phillip Morris International is down 16% as of the time of this writing, while Altria… Read More
2018-04-18 15:59
I wanted to send in a quick note to readers about an interesting recent development. According to recent reports I have read, Amazon has shelved plans to sells drugs to hospitals. Fears of A… Read More
2018-04-16 10:00
As part of my monitoring process I review the list of dividend increases every single week. I use this exercise to check on the health of companies I own. I also check the list of dividend i… Read More
2018-04-12 10:00
McCormick & Company (MKC) engages in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to retail outlets, food manufacture… Read More
2018-04-09 11:05
A few years ago I shared the story of one small investment of a beginner income investor I met at the beginning of my own dividend journey. This story shows that anyone can start l… Read More
2018-04-05 10:30
Aflac Incorporated (AFL), through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, provides supplemental health and life insurance. The company is a member of the dividend… Read More
2018-04-03 10:00
It is not a secret that stock prices have been rising for 8 - 9 years in a row now. This makes it easy to hold on to stocks, and believe that we will have smooth sailing until we reach our g… Read More
2018-04-01 14:41
I have a serious spending addiction – any time I find myself with some extra cash on hand, I end up spending it. This is particularly troublesome, as I tend to salivate when I see an i… Read More
2018-03-28 13:05
As part of my screening process, I look at the list of dividend champions every month. I have been doing this for a decade.
I believe that investors should focus on tools within their contr… Read More
2018-03-26 10:30
Raytheon Company (RTN) develops integrated products, services, and solutions for defense and other government markets worldwide. It operates through five segments: Integrated Defense Systems… Read More
2018-03-23 10:30
W. P. Carey Inc. (WPC) is an independent equity real estate investment trust. The firm also provides long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing for companies. It invests in th… Read More
2018-03-19 10:00
Realty Income (O) is a real estate investment trust, which invests in commercial properties. The REIT owned 5,172 properties at the end of 2017, most of which were single-tenant ones. R… Read More
2018-03-15 13:16
The Clorox Company (CLX) manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates in four segments - Cleaning, Household, Lifestyle and International. This dividend… Read More
2018-03-12 11:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I use this list to check for dividend increases for companies I own, as well as monitor companies I am i… Read More
2018-03-07 11:30
The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX… Read More
2018-03-05 13:23
Altria Group, Inc. (MO) manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States. The company is well known in dividend growth investor circles, and is a common h… Read More
2018-03-02 11:30
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) operates as an entertainment company worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Pr… Read More
2018-02-26 14:22
I review the list of dividend increases every week, as part of my monitoring process. This is a helpful step that helps me check for dividend increases for companies I own. I updat… Read More
2018-02-20 11:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I usually focus on companies that have managed to boost dividends to shareholders for at least a decade… Read More
2018-02-17 23:39
Good Morning,
I wanted to share the market commentary from a dividend growth investor friend of mine, who manages money. This is not a paid post, and I do not receive any compensation from h… Read More
2018-02-15 18:25
My site is read by readers from all walks of life. We have those with no experience investing, to those who have been through the ups and downs of the past half a century (and even longer)… Read More
2018-02-12 11:47
As a dividend growth investor, my goal is to generate a stream of income, which grows above the rate of inflation.
For the past decade that I have been doing that, my annual organic dividen… Read More
2018-02-08 12:00
If you have followed any news stories over the past year, you might have been exposed to a lot of negative information about dividend paying stocks. I have rebutted some of them, such as the… Read More
2018-02-06 11:00
The stock market has finally started going down. This is great news for those investors, who are in the accumulation phase. When you are able to purchase shares are lower entry prices, you e… Read More
2018-02-05 11:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. This process helps me to monitor the performance of existing holdings, while also identifying companies… Read More
2018-02-01 11:00
Last week, I shared with you the 2018 Dividend Aristocrats list. This is a good starting point in the research process. However, just because a company is on the list of dividend aristocrats… Read More
2018-01-29 11:00
I review the list of dividend increases every week, as part of my monitoring process. This is a helpful step that helps me check for dividend increases for companies I own. I update my divid… Read More
2018-01-26 11:00
The S&P Dividend Aristocrats index tracks companies in the S&P 500 that have increased dividends every year for at least 25 years in a row. The index is equally weighted, and rebalan… Read More
2018-01-22 10:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I use this list to monitor dividend increases for any companies I own, along with any pertinent news. I… Read More
2018-01-19 09:00
Today marks the ninth birthday of the Dividend Growth Investor blog. It is unreal that I have managed to keep this up for ten years in a row. There have been more than 1,700 articles&nb&hell…Read More
2018-01-16 11:30
I wanted to share my exciting news with you today. I was going through my investments, and calculating my forward income and net worth numbers. After a little bit of adding things up, I came… Read More
2018-01-12 14:09
Earlier this week, I shared with you a list of 24 dividend champions, which I believed to be worthy for further research. These companies are attractively valued, have each managed to g… Read More
2018-01-12 14:08
Earlier this week, I shared with you a list of 24 dividend champions, which I believed to be worthy for further research. These companies are attractively valued, have each managed to grow d… Read More
2018-01-10 15:16
We all invest in dividend stocks in order to achieve financial independence. I find it very motivating to read the stories of long-term dividend investors, who started from modest beginnings… Read More
2018-01-08 11:30
I believe that the list of Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers is the most complete list of US dividend growth stocks available today. As part of my process, I screen the list of… Read More
2018-01-03 11:00
Over the years, I’ve built my own model to identify the best dividend paying companies. The core of my investment strategy has been built around dividend growth. Overtime, I didn&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-12-29 11:00
I wanted to thank you all for reading the Dividend Growth Investor website. This site is a result of my efforts to improve my investing over time, write down and organize my thoughts, and ma… Read More
2017-12-27 17:35
A decade ago, Warren Buffett made a famous bet with hedge fund manager Ted Seides. Buffett believed that hedge funds cannot beat the S&P 500 due to their high fees. Both parties put eno… Read More
2017-12-21 14:10
I shared with you the 2018 Dividend Kings List the other day. To be considered a dividend king, a company must have rewarded shareholders with an annual dividend increase for at least 50 yea… Read More
2017-12-20 10:00
A dividend king is a company, which has managed to grow annual dividends for at least 50 years in a row. There are only 26 such companies in the US, and perhaps a couple more in the rest of… Read More
2017-12-18 11:00
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I try to narrow down this list to a more manageable level, by focusing only on companies which have mana… Read More
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