Author: Kevin Bae
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Verizon (VZ) raises dividend 1.9%, its 17th annual increase
The Board of Directors at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 66.50 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 1.25 cents per share from the previous quarter. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 1, 2023, to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10,…
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TC Energy intends to spin-off Pipelines business into separate company
TC Energy, a company that develops and operates energy infrastructure, announced that it plans to spin off its Liquids Pipelines business into a separate company. The decision was made after a two-year strategic review and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024. The spinoff will create two independent, investment-grade, publicly listed…
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UGI (UGI) announces review of strategic alternatives
UGI Corporation Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives UGI may be considering spinning off its propane operation. Its propane business is about 40% of its earnings and this effort looks to reduce its earnings volatility and strengthen its balance sheet. UGI Investor Update Slide Deck Simply Safe Dividends issued a note on the news ($$). UGI…
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Make money from America’s self-storage addiction
It’s well known that Americans like to buy stuff. I know this first hand being an American with a wife that, I believe, single handedly pulled the United States out of the 2008/2009 Great Recession. Back when my kids were young and we lived in a modest 3 bedroom split-level in a Chicago suburb we…
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Altria (MO) raises dividend by 4.3%, its 58th increase in 54 years
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 4.3% to $0.98 per share versus the previous rate of $0.94 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2023 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2023. The ex-dividend date is…
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3 things I wish I knew in my 20s
I’m old. 56 to be exact. I didn’t start investing my money until I was in my mid 40s. And then I didn’t know much about what I wanted to do. I never learned anything about money from my parents and the only courses I took in school were accounting and economics. There was nothing…