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ABBV Rasises Their Dividend 10.3%
AbbVie (ABBV) a dividend growth stock that we follow announced its next quarterly dividend of $1.18 per share, a 10.3% increase from their previous payout of $1.07. This is ABBV’s 6th consecutive year of dividend increases since they spun off from Abbott Laboratories (ABT). They also raised their dividend in January, this latest increase will […]
Bought TXN on the earning report dip
This morning I purchased 50 shares of Texas Instruments (TXN) at $117.9012 on a market order in my Roth IRA account Thanks to Charles Schwab it was commission free! This is a long-term investment for income and income growth which I don’t plan on selling unless there is a disruption in the income stream (dividend […]
TXN Lowers Q4 Guidance – Dip Opportunity?
Texas Instruments (TXN) is down -11.0% after reporting Q3 earning after hours today. Just missing analysis expectations of EPS of $1.42 (they came in at $1.40) didn’t help but was not the major factor in the large decline. It was their lowering of Q4 guidance. Here is an article on the details – in short […]
Why I Bought 1 Share of WestRock in my IRA Account
Because I could! That is without a commission cost for the first time. Yes the race to zero has finally arrived. After decades of “discounts” ranging from $19.95 to the more recent $4.95 standard commission cost. Monday Oct 7, 2019 marked the first day of 0$ commission trades at major online brokers Charles Schwab, TD […]
Two New Screeners: Dividend Contenders and Challengers
We have expanded our dividend growth stock coverage to include Dividend Contenders, companies that have increased their dividends 10-24 years, and Dividend Challengers which have increased dividends between 5-9 years. The naming convention and original dividend growth stock investing classification was designed by David Fish in his CCC “Dividend Champions” spreadsheet, which is currently maintained by […]
Fair Value Estimate Changes
With the earnings reporting season in full swing Morningstar has be active in adjusting their fair value estimates. Here are the latest major fair value increases and decreases for the dividend growth companies that we follow. Increases AMP from $153 to $162 AMT from $156 to $160 APD from $187 to $190 BA from $333 […]
10 Companies that Recently Raised Their Dividend
The following 10 dividend growth companies that we follow recently raised their dividend. Apple (AAPL) has declared a cash dividend of $0.77 per share of the Company’s common stock, an increase of 5.5 percent, which is significantly lower than last years 15.9% increase. The dividend is payable on May 16, 2019 to shareholders of record […]
Your Investment Survival Tool
In the old west your daily survival literally depended on the reliability and power of your most closely held tool – your rifle. In 1873 a new popular rifle was produced. Buffalo Bill called it “The Boss” but Winchester called it, simply, the new model of 1873. The “Winchester 73” was born. Its lever action that […]
Full Access to Dividend Geek
Recent Website Updates and Changes All content on DividendGeek.com is available to everyone (some content was restricted by member login), this includes: All Screeners Wishlists Sample Portfolio’s The ‘Dividend Geek Watchlist’ has been moved from the home page to the bottom of the ‘Screeners’ tab The blog page has been moved to the home page […]
New Portfolios for Dividend Growth Investors!
If you do not have the time to screen stocks or are not sure how to build a diversified portfolio you can refer to our sample portfolios! Each portfolio consists of the strongest dividend growth companies from each sector to build a diversified portfolio. In general, stocks with lower dividend yields and faster dividend growth are […]