Sunday, March 26, 2023

Week in Review 12/23



 

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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.


Friday, March 24, 2023

Dividend Increase - Power Corporation of Canada (TSE:POW)



 

Thursday, March 16th the Board of Directors Power Corporation of Canada (TSE:POW) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from C$0.495 to C$0.525 per share that’s payable May 1, 2023 to holders of record March 31, 2023. This represents a 6.06% increase over the last quarter dividend.


With current price C$34.62 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 6.07%.


Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Dividend Income - February 2023




The second month of 2023 is over, spring is here and it's time to declare my dividend income. In February 2023, my portfolio's dividend income was as follows:



Sunday, March 19, 2023

Week in Review 11/23



 

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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.


Friday, March 17, 2023

Dividend Increase - General Dynamics Corporation (GD)



 

Wednesday, March 8th the Board of Directors of General Dynamics Corporation (GD) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.26 to $1.32 per share that’s payable May 12, 2023 to holders of record April 14, 2023. This represents a 4.76% increase over the last quarter dividend and this is the 26th consecutive annual dividend increase authorized by the General Dynamics board.


With current price $219.15 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 2.41%.


Thursday, March 16, 2023

Dividend Increase - QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)



 

Wednesday, March 8th the Board of Directors of QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.75 to $0.80 per share and will be effective for quarterly dividends payable after March 23, 2023. This represents a 6.67% increase over the last quarter dividend.


Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, said, “We are pleased to announce an increase in our quarterly dividend. We remain committed to returning capital to stockholders through a balanced capital return policy, including a baseline of anti-dilutive stock repurchases.”


With current price $115.49 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 2.77%.


Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Dividend Increase - Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)



 

Friday, March 3rd the Board of Directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.88 to $0.92 per share that’s payable April 13, 2023 to holders of record March 23, 2023. This represents a 4.55% increase over the last quarter dividend.


With current price $76.77 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.79%.


Sunday, March 12, 2023

Week in Review 10/23



 

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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.


Saturday, March 11, 2023

Dividend Increase - Eaton Corporation plc (ETN)



 

Thursday, February 23rd the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.81 to $0.86 per share that’s payable March 23, 2023 to holders of record March 6, 2023. This represents a 6.17% increase over the last quarter dividend. Eaton has paid dividends on its shares every year since 1923.


With current price $170.30 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 2.02%.


Thursday, March 9, 2023

Dividend Increase - The Home Depot, Inc. (HD)



 

Tuesday, February 21st the Board of Directors of The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.90 to $2.09 per share that’s payable March 23, 2023 to holders of record March 9, 2023. This represents a 10.0% increase over the last quarter dividend. This is the 144th consecutive quarter the Company has paid a cash dividend.


With current price $291.49 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 2.87%.


Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Dividend Increase - NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE)

 



Friday, February 17th the Board of Directors of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.425 to $0.4675 per share that’s payable March 15, 2023 to holders of record February 28, 2023. This represents a 10.0% increase over the last quarter dividend.


With current price $73.94 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 2.53%.


Sunday, March 5, 2023

Week in Review 9/23



 

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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.


Friday, March 3, 2023

Dividend Increase - The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

 



Thursday, February 16th the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company (KO) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.44 to $ 0.46 per share that’s payable April 3, 2023 to holders of record March 17, 2023. This represents a 4.55% increase over the last quarter dividend. This was the company’s 61th consecutive annual dividend increase.


With current price $59.72 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 3.08%.


Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Dividend Increase - Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC)

 



Wednesday, February 15th the Board of Directors of Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from C$0.33 to C$0.365 per share that’s payable March 20, 2023 to holders of record February 28, 2023. This represents a 10.61% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


With current price C$26.98 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 5.41%.


Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Dividend Increase - Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)



 

Wednesday, February 15th the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.38 to $0.39 per share that’s payable April 26, 2023 to holders of record April 5, 2023. This represents a 2.63% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


With current price $48.81 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 3.20%.


Sunday, February 26, 2023

Week in Review 8/23



 

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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.


Thursday, February 23, 2023

Dividend Income - January 2023




January, the first month of the year, has passed and soon February will be coming to an end. So it's time to report my January dividend income.



Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Dividend Increase - PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)

 



Thursday, February 9th the Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) announced a 10% quarterly dividend increase of from $1.15 to $1.265 per share effective with the dividend expected to be paid in June 2023. This represents the Company’s 51st consecutive annual dividend per share increase. 


With current price $176.18 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 2.87%.


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Dividend Increase - Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU)

 



Thursday, February 7th the Board of Directors of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 1.20 to $ 1.25 per share that’s payable March 16, 2023 to holders of record February 21, 2023. This represents a 4.17% increase over the last quarterly dividend. That is the 15th consecutive year the dividend has been increased.


With current price $100.59 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.97%.


Monday, February 20, 2023

Dividend Increase - T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW)

 



Tuesday, February 7th the Board of Directors of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 1.20 to $ 1.22 per share that’s payable March 30, 2023 to holders of record March 15, 2023. This represents a 1.67% increase over the last quarterly dividend. This will mark the 37th consecutive year since the firm's initial public offering that the company will have increased its regular annual dividend.


With current price $118.73 (Friday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.11%.


Sunday, February 19, 2023

Week in Review 7/23




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.


Thursday, February 16, 2023

Dividend Increase - Brookfield Renewable (BEP, BEPC)



 

Friday, February 3rd the Board of Directors of Brookfield Renewable (BEP, BEPC) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.32 to $ 0.3375 per share that’s payable March 31, 2023 to holders of record February 28, 2023. This represents a 5.47% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


BEPC at the current price of $30.23 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.47%.


Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Dividend Increase - Avista Corporation (AVA)

 



Thursday, February 2nd the Board of Directors of Avista Corporation (AVA) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.44 to $0.46 per share that’s payable March 15, 2023 to holders of record February 17, 2023. This represents a 4.55% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


“The dividend increase approved by the board of directors marks the twenty-first consecutive year the board has raised the dividend for our shareholders. I believe it demonstrates the board’s commitment to maximizing shareholder value,” said Avista President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Vermillion.


With current price $ 39.95 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.61%.


Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Dividend Increase - Directors of BCE Inc. (BCE)

 



Thursday, February 2nd the Board of Directors of BCE Inc. (BCE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from C$0.92 to C$0.9675 per share that’s payable April 17, 2023 to holders of record March 15, 2023. This represents a 5.16% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


With current price $ 61.12 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 6.33%.


Sunday, February 12, 2023

Week in Review 6/23



 

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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.


Saturday, February 11, 2023

Dividend Increase - Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP, BIPC)

 



Thursday, February 2nd the Board of Directors of Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP, BIPC) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.36 to $ 0.3825 per share that’s payable March 31, 2023 to holders of record February 28, 2023. This represents a 6.25% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


With current price $34.18 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 4.48%.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Dividend Increase - United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

 



Tuesday, January 31st the Board of Directors of United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.52 to $1.62 per share that’s payable March 10, 2023 to holders of record February 21, 2023. This represents a 6.58% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


In addition, the UPS Board of Directors has approved a new $5 billion share repurchase authorization, replacing the company’s existing authorization.


With current price $ 186.73 (today's open), this raise brings their dividend yield to 3.47%.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Dividend Increase - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)




Thursday, January 26th the Board of Directors of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $1.62 to $1.75 per share that’s payable May 8, 2023 to holders of record April 3, 2023. This represents an 8.02% increase over the last quarterly dividend. This marks the 41st consecutive year that Air Products has increased its dividend payment.


Air Products Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Seifi Ghasemi said, “This latest increase in the dividend demonstrates our continued commitment to reward shareholders while executing against our two-pillar growth strategy. We are uniquely positioned to deliver essential industrial gases and expertise to customers in dozens of industries while developing and executing world-scale hydrogen megaprojects to drive the energy transition and move humanity forward. In 2023, we expect to pay out more than $1.5 billion to our shareholders, a further testament to the continued strength and stability of our business in a challenging macroeconomic environment.”

Sunday, February 5, 2023

Week in Review 5/23



 

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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.


Thursday, February 2, 2023

Dividend Increase - Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)

 



Thursday, January 26th the Board of Directors of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 0.40 to $ 0.45 per share that’s payable March 2, 2022 to holders of record February 9, 2021. This represents a 12.5% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


This is ADM’s 365th consecutive quarterly payment, a record of 91 years of uninterrupted dividends.


This is the 48th year of consecutive annual dividend increases for this dividend aristocrat.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Dividend Increase - Chevron Corporation (CVX)

 



Wednesday, January 25th the Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation (CVX) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $ 1.42 to $ 1.51 per share that’s payable March 10, 2023 to holders of record February 16, 2023. This represents a 6.34% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


The Board also authorized the repurchase of the company’s shares of common stock in an aggregate amount of $75 billion. The $75 billion authorization takes effect on April 1, 2023, and does not have a fixed expiration date. It replaces the Board’s previous repurchase authorization of $25 billion from January 2019, which will terminate on March 31, 2023, after the completion of the company’s repurchases in the first quarter 2023.


With current price $ 174.20 (yesterday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 3.47%.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Week in Review 4/23



 

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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.


Friday, January 27, 2023

Dividend Increase - Canadian National Railway Company (CNR)

 



Tuesday, January 24th the Board of Directors of Canadian National Railway Company (CNR) announced a quarterly dividend increase of from C$ 0.7325 to C$ 0.79 per share that’s payable March 31, 2023 to holders of record March 10, 2023. This represents a 7.85% increase over the last quarterly dividend.


In addition, CNR has approved the repurchase of its shares under a new normal course issuer bid (Bid). The Bid, in the range of C$4 billion, permits CN to purchase, for cancellation, over a 12-month period up to 32 million common shares, representing 4.8% of the 671,253,977 common shares issued and outstanding of the Company on January 18, 2023.

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Week in Review 3/23



 

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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.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Week in Review 2/23



 

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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.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Dividend Income - December & Full Year 2022, Goals for the year 2023

 



December, the last month of the year, has passed and with it, 2022 is already history. It's time to report my dividend income and take a look at how the year went and set goals for 2023. The dividend income for the last month of the year was as follows:


Sunday, January 8, 2023

Week in Review 1/23



 

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.