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Continuing its current streak of rising annual dividend payouts for more than a decade, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) boosted its annual dividend distribution with an 11.6% quarterly dividend hike for its upcoming round of payouts. The company initiated dividend distributions in 2006 and has rewarded its shareholders with at least one quarterly dividend hike over the past 13 consecutive years. In…

Date Issued  4/17/2019 Shares Issued   28,000,000  Overallotment  4,200,000 S&P Rating   BB   Moodys Rating  Ba2 Security Ticker Symbol   ETP-E   OTC Grey Market   ETPEP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of February, May, August and November beginning on 8/15/2019 Quarterly Dividend   .475   Annual Dividend   1.90 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 05/15/2024 for a redemption…

While high-dividend equities are the primary target of income investors, the particular class of dividend distribution -- ordinary dividends or qualified dividends -- can enhance or reduce the total after-tax return on shareholders’ investment.   Dividends In the most general terms, dividends are simply periodic payments that companies and other securities use to transfer a portion of their earnings or…

Date Issued  4/23/2019 Shares Issued  20,000,000   NO Over-allotment Shares S&P Rating   BB+   Moodys Rating   Ba1 Security Ticker Symbol   RF-C   OTC Temporary Ticker   RXFCL Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of February, May, August and November beginning on 8/15/2019 Quarterly Dividend .356    Annual Dividend   1.425 The coupon will be fixed…

Date Issued 4/22/2019 Shares Issued  18,000,000     Overallotment Shares  None S&P Rating   BB+   Moodys Rating   Baa3 Security Ticker Symbol   KEY-K     OTC Grey Market Ticker  KEYLL Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 9/15/2019 Quarterly Dividend   .352       Annual Dividend  1.406 Securities may be…