Ameriprise Financial Inc. $AMP is a company rarely mentioned among the top stocks in the financial sector. However, despite the lack of recognition it has been one of the better performers over the last decade, providing investors with 10.7% annualized total returns against 6.5% from the S&P.
I am all smiles after a handful of dividend increases were announced in the DGI For The DIY portfolio. Over the last two weeks, 5 more companies declared new dividend rates, providing me with another nice boost to my income. With these increases, ten of the eleven companies from my portfolio dividend growth projections have now made announcements. I previously wrote about the…
On January 25th, I published the dividend increase predictions expected in the DGI For The DIY Portfolio during the first quarter of 2017. After seeing dividend growth announcements from Polaris Industries, and then from Church & Dwight and Gilead Sciences, my sights moved towards the two soft drink companies in my portfolio, The Coca-Cola Company $KO and Dr…
Two weeks ago I published my predictions for the 11 dividend increase announcements there were expected in my portfolio during the first quarter. Shortly thereafter, Polaris Industries Inc. $PII announced a 5.45% boost to its dividend, which was a pleasant surprise to the upside compared to my prediction. On February 7th, two more companies, Gilead Sciences $GILD…
I got a nice surprise this afternoon when Polaris Industries Inc. $PII announced a 5.45% increase to the dividend by raising the quarterly payout from $0.55 to $0.58 per share. Just yesterday I released my predictions for dividend increases in Q1, where I wrote this about my expectations for Polaris: Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE:PII) has…
One of the more enjoyable aspects of dividend growth investing is being able to see my income grow on a consistent basis. Between the reinvestment of dividends and the organic growth produced by dividend increases, my portfolio income has been on a steady march higher since it was built in early 2013. It’s a nice…