Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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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…
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Verizon (VZ) increases dividend by 1.8%, its 19th consecutive annual increase
The Board of Directors at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 69 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 1.25 cents per share from the previous quarter. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 3, 2025 to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10,…
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Altria (MO) increases dividend by 3.9%, its 56th consecutive annual increase
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) today announced that our Board of Directors voted to increase our regular quarterly dividend by 3.9% to $1.06 per share versus the previous rate of $1.02 per share. This increase marks the 60th dividend increase in the past 56 years. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2025 to shareholders…
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Dividend King, Black Hills Corporation (BKH), announces merger with NorthWestern Energy (NWE)
Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) and NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) announced plans to merge in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $15.4 billion. The combined company will serve about 2.1 million customers across eight states, including Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) and NorthWestern Energy Group,…
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I finally found a good YouTube channel for retirement information
I’m 58 and closing in on 59 fast. My wife is 61 and will be 62 soon. I have decisions to make about Social Security, accessing my IRA, and whether or not I should start converting my IRA to a Roth IRA. All of this stuff confuses the shit out of me. When to claim…