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After divesting its research-based pharmaceuticals operations in 2013, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) continued rewarding its shareholders with reliable dividend income by doubling its annual dividend amount in five years. The company has been distributing dividends since 1926 and has increased its annual dividend payout for the past 45 consecutive years. In addition to the exceptional record of dividend income growth, the company…

dividend payout ratio The Camden National Corporation (NASDAQ: CAC) is scheduled to increase its quarterly dividend payment by 20% starting at the end of July 2018. This upcoming quarterly dividend hike is only the second consecutive dividend boost, but the company has been distributing quarterly dividends since 1997 and has managed to avoid any cuts since then. Over those two decades,…

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: MMC) is slated to boost its dividend payout almost 11% in the upcoming quarterly distribution. This quarterly payout will be the company’s ninth consecutive annual dividend increase and the 11th dividend hike in the past 12 years. Over the past nine consecutive years, the company has doubled its annual dividend payout amount. In the past…

Featured Image Source: Company Website Only in its third year of dividend distributions, Trinseo S.A. (NYSE: TSE) is set to boost its quarterly dividend amount 11.1%, taking the forward dividend yield up to 2.3%. A 2.3% yield might seem insubstantial compared to higher-yield segments of the market such as Utilities, where the yield on the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU) is…

Featured Image Source: Company Website Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL) has been paying a steady monthly dividend since it started dividend distributions in July 2015 and currently offers its shareholders a 10.3% dividend yield. While the trust has not boosted its dividend amount since it started paying dividends in mid-2015, Global Net Lease has paid the consistent $0.1775 monthly distribution over…