Dividend Increase – ONEOK Inc. (OKE)

Yesterday, January 15, the Board of Directors of ONEOK, Inc. announced a quarterly dividend increase from $ 0.915 to $ 0.935 per share that’s payable February 14, 2020 to holders of record January 27, 2020. This represents a 2.19% increase to the last quarterly dividend.

With current price $ 76.67 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.88 %.

Dividend Increase – Realty Income Corporation (O)

Yesterday, January 14, the Board of Directors of Realty Income Corporation announced a monthly dividend increase from $ 0.2275 to $ 0.2325 per share that’s payable February 14, 2020 to holders of record February 3, 2020. This represents a 2.20% increase to the last monthly dividend.

This is the 105^th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994.

"The continued strength of our operating performance has allowed us to increase the dividend for the 105th time since our company's public listing in 1994," said Sumit Roy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "We continue to maintain a conservative payout ratio and remain committed to our company's mission of paying dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. With the payment of the February dividend, shareholders will realize a 3.1% increase in the amount of the dividend as compared to the same month in 2019."

Recent Buy - General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Friday January 10, I bought 10 shares of General Dynamics Corporation at $ 179.96 per share plus commission.

General Dynamics Corporation is an aerospace and defense company, which engages in the provision of tanks, rockets, missiles, submarines, warships, fighters and electronics to all of the military services. It is organized into four business segments: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Technology, Mission Systems and Marine Systems. The Aerospace segment delivers a family of Gulfstream aircraft and provides a range of services for Gulfstream aircraft and aircraft produced by other original equipment manufacturers. The Combat Systems segment offers combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions for the U.S. government and its allies around the world. The Information Technology segment provides technologies, products and services in support of thousands of programs for a wide range of military, federal civilian, state and local customers. The Mission Systems segment provides mission-critical C4ISR products and systems. The Marine Systems segment designs, builds and supports submarines and surface ships. The company was founded on February 21, 1952 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Distribution Increase – Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP)

Today the 13th of January the Board of Directors of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. announced a quarterly distribution increase from $ 0.515 to $ 0.5425 per share that’s payable March 30, 2020 to holders of record February 28, 2020. This represents a 5.34% increase to the last quarter distribution.

“In light of our recent growth, strong balance sheet and access to capital, we are pleased to announce that our Board of Directors has declared a 5% increase to the quarterly distribution, bringing our annual payout to $2.17 per unit,” added Mr. Shah.

Week in Review 2/20

Welcome and thanks for reading!

In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.

Dividend Increase – Canadian Utilities Limited (TSX: CU)

Yesterday the 9th of January the Board of Directors of Canadian Utilities Limited announced a quarterly dividend increase from CA$ 0.4227 to CA$ 0.4354 per share that’s payable March 1, 2020 to holders of record February 6, 2020. This represents a 3.08% increase to the last quarter dividend.

Dividend Income - December & Full Year 2019, Goals for the year 2020

December, the last month of the year and the decade has passed and it's time to declare my dividend income. Dividend income for the last month was as follows: