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Procter & Gamble Offers Six Decades of Annual Dividend Hikes, 3.5% Dividend Yield (PG)
Ned Piplovic | October 10, 2018
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is one of just three companies among 53 Dividend Aristocrats with a streak of 61 consecutive annual dividend hikes. Only S&P 500 companies that have boosted their annual dividend for at least 25 consecutive years and have market capitalizations in excess of $3 billion earn the Dividend Aristocrat designation. Additionally, P&G is also a member…
Duke Energy 5.625% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2078
Tim McPartland | October 9, 2018
Date Issued 9/11/2018 Shares Issued 20,000,000 Overallotment Shares 0 S&P Rating BBB Moodys Rating Baa2 Security Ticker Symbol DUKB Market Traded ON NYSE Interest Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/15/2018 Quarterly Interest .353 Annual Interest 1.41 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 09/15/2023 for a redemption price of…

Accenture Boosts Quarterly Dividend Payout 10% (ACN)
Ned Piplovic | October 9, 2018
Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) rewarded its shareholders with a 13th consecutive annual dividend hike by boosting its quarterly dividend distribution another 10% for the upcoming dividend payout in mid-November 2018. While the company’s current 1.72% dividend yield seems low compared to overall yield averages in the market, ACN’s current yield is the second-highest yield in the Management Service industry segment. The company…

City Holding Company Boosts Quarterly Dividend Distributions 15% (CHCO)
Ned Piplovic | October 5, 2018
City Holding Company (NASDAQ:CHCO) -- a Mid-Atlantic regional bank holding company -- offers its shareholders a moderate asset appreciation to complement the company’s steadily rising dividend distributions. Following a dividend suspension in 2001, the company resumed paying rising dividenddistributions in 2002. In addition to its steady dividend distributions growth, the company also provided its shareholders with a reliable asset appreciation…

6 Monthly Dividend ETFs for your Investment Portfolio
Ned Piplovic | October 5, 2018
Unlike professional investors who have the time and resources to perform in-depth market analysis, many individual investors look for easy diversification, steady returns and low fees. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide all three benefits and monthly dividend ETFs offer the desired cash flow for income-seeking investors. Some investors will undoubtedly look towards mutual funds as potential investment options. While mutual funds certainly…