Chasing the Yield

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  • WSJ looks at four retirees with $1 million nest egg

    WSJ looks at four retirees with $1 million nest egg

    What’s it like to retire with about $1 million in savings? The Wall Street Journal took a look at four retirees who have between $1 million to $1.6 million in assets. It’s an interesting read if you’re in or near retirement. For retirees able to accumulate $1 million in savings, the funds translate into inflation-adjusted […]

  • Realty Income Corp (O) raises dividend by 0.20%

    Realty Income Corp (O) raises dividend by 0.20%

    Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company’s common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.2485 per share from $0.248 per share. The dividend is payable on January 13, 2023, to stockholders of record as of January 3, 2023. This is the 118th dividend increase since Realty […]

  • Nucor increases dividend by 2%. It’s 50th consecutive annual increase.

    Nucor increases dividend by 2%. It’s 50th consecutive annual increase.

    The Board of Directors of Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) today announced the increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend on Nucor’s common stock to $0.51 per share.  This cash dividend is payable on February 10, 2023 to stockholders of record on December 30, 2022 and is Nucor’s 199th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.  Nucor has increased its regular, or base, dividend for 50 […]

  • Pembina Pipeline (PBA) announces intent to switch from monthly to quarterly dividend payouts

    Pembina Pipeline (PBA) announces intent to switch from monthly to quarterly dividend payouts

    Some analysts say this should not affect Pembina’s dividend as it is well supported by their conservative payout ratio. It’s estimated near 60% after accounting for all capital expenditures. Subject to approval of future common share dividends by the Board of Directors, Pembina intends to move from its current practice of paying monthly dividends to […]

  • Franklin Resources (BEN) increases dividend by 3.4%

    Franklin Resources (BEN) increases dividend by 3.4%

    Franklin Resources announced a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.30 per share payable on January 13, 2023 to stockholders of record holding shares of common stock at the close of business on December 30, 2022. The quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share represents a 3.4% increase over the dividends paid for the prior quarter […]

  • 9 stocks with uninterrupted dividends for over 100 years and yields of 3.4% or above

    9 stocks with uninterrupted dividends for over 100 years and yields of 3.4% or above

    The following 9 companies have dividend streaks over 100 years long. Each of them, as of this posting, also pay out a dividend yield of at least 3.4%. I put together a hypothetical portfolio where roughly $1,000 is invested in each stock. This $9,000 will have a dividend yield of about 4.7% paying out a […]