Chasing the Yield

Investing for income through dividends and distributions

  • Make money from America’s self-storage addiction

    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…

  • Altria (MO) raises dividend by 4.3%, its 58th increase in 54 years

    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…

  • 3 things I wish I knew in my 20s

    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…

  • Like a Phoenix Rising

    Like a Phoenix Rising

    I’m reviving my podcast. This is a short episode just to bring this back to life. Go to podcastindex.org to learn more about Podcasting 2.0. Download a new podcast app where you can stream payments to me or any other podcaster that has Value4Value enabled. Join me next week where I pick this up on…

  • Arrow Financial increases quarterly dividend by 3%, its 41st consecutive quarterly dividend

    Arrow Financial increases quarterly dividend by 3%, its 41st consecutive quarterly dividend

    The Board of Directors of Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS® – AROW) on July 26, 2023, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share payable September 15, 2023 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2023. This represents a 3% increase over the cash dividend paid in the third quarter of 2022, as a result…

  • Capital Southwest increases dividend by 3.7%, declares special dividend of $0.06 per share

    Capital Southwest increases dividend by 3.7%, declares special dividend of $0.06 per share

    Capital Southwest Announces Financial Results for First Fiscal Quarter Ended June 30, 2023 and Announces Increase in Total Dividends to $0.62 per share for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023 Capital Southwest