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Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM), a major manufacturer of cigarettes and tobacco, raised its dividend for the 11th straight year to boost its dividend yield to 5.5% in the face of a 26.82% stock price drop in the past 12 months. A quarterly dividend increase to $1.14 per share, up from $1.07 per share, should appeal to income investors if…

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) announced a 10% increase to its upcoming quarterly dividend distribution, which marks the eighth consecutive year that the company has boosted its annual dividend. Amidst the 2008 financial crisis, Wells Fargo was forced to cut its dividend distributions significantly. The company cut its quarterly dividend more than 85% from $0.34 in the first quarter of 2009…

Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) continues to reward its shareholders with long-term asset appreciation and a rising dividend distribution, which the company has boosted every year since first declaring a $0.05 dividend in March 1974. The retail giant’s 44-year record of consecutive annual rising dividend payouts makes the company a member of the exclusive Dividend Aristocrats club. In addition to boosting its…

Date Issued  7/25/2018 Shares Issued  30,000,000   Overallotment Shares   4,000,000 S&P Rating   BBB+    Moodys Rating   Baa1 Security Ticker Symbol   TBC Market Traded on   NYSE Interest Payment Paid on the 1st of February, May, August and November beginning on 11/1/2018 Quarterly Interest   .353   Annual Interest   1.413 Securities may be redeemed as early as 8/1/2023 at a redemption price of $25…

The BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) has rewarded its shareholders with seven consecutive years of dividend hikes before boosting its quarterly dividend another 8% for the upcoming distribution in early September 2018. Aside from cutting its quarterly dividend once for the third quarter of 2009 during the financial crisis, the BB&T Corporation boosted its annual dividend every year over the past two…