Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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Philip Morris increases dividend by 8.9%
The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) has increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 8.9% to an annualized rate of $5.88 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share, up from $1.35 per share, is payable on October 20, 2025, to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2025. The ex-dividend date is October 3, 2025. PMI has…
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W.P. Carey (WPC) increases dividend by 1.1%
W. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.910 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.64 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025 to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2025. W. P. Carey…
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I froze my credit and you should too
Charles Schwab is my broker for my non-retirement portfolios and I periodically get emails from them with articles about financial topics. This month they had an article I thought I’d share about freezing your credit because it’s something extremely important in this day and age given all the data breaches in the news. In particular,…
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Microsoft (MSFT) increases dividend by 9.6%, its 16th consecutive annual increase
Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per share, reflecting an 8 cent or 10% increase over the previous quarter’s dividend. The dividend is payable Dec. 11, 2025, to shareholders of record on Nov. 20, 2025. The ex-dividend date will be Nov. 20, 2025. In addition,…
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New Jersey Resources (NJR) increases dividend by 5.6%, its 30th consecutive annual increase
The board of directors (the “Board”) of New Jersey Resources Corporation (NYSE: NJR) unanimously approved an increase in the quarterly dividend rate to $0.475 per share from $0.45 per share. The new quarterly rate will be effective with the dividend payable October 1, 2025 to shareowners of record on September 22, 2025. The new annual…
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Realty Income (O) increases dividend by 0.2%, its 132nd monthly increase since 1994
Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced it has declared an increase in the company’s common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2695 per share from $0.2690 per share. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of October 1, 2025. The new monthly dividend…