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Featired Image Source: www.valero.com For more than five years, the Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) has been offering steady asset appreciation and rising annual dividend payments, which combined, have generated double- or triple-digit-percentage total returns for shareholders. Despite the fact that VLO’s share price nearly tripled in the last five years, the current 2.8% dividend yield is actually higher than the company’s…

Date Issued   5/10/2018 Shares Issued   7,200,000   Overallotment  1,080,000 S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   OAK-A   OTC Grey Market   OKTRU Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December starting  9/15/2018 Quarterly Dividend   .414   Annual Dividend   1.656 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 06/15/2023 for a redemption price…

TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) in April 2018 declared a 24.8% quarterly dividend hike, which is the company’s 22nd year of consecutive dividend yield s. While most dividend income investors might overlook the company’s current 1.9% yield as unworthy of consideration, the company is positioned well within its market segment to continue its dividend, yield and share price growth. In addition…

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC), the nation's second-largest petroleum refiner, has been paying rising dividends for nearly a decade and has provided steady share-price growth over the past two years, culminating in a combined total return of more than 54% in the past 12 months. The company has provided its shareholders with a steadily rising dividend income and a relatively stable…

Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE:SPG) is trying to buck the declining trend of retail-related sectors. It has boosted its dividend for the past seven consecutive years and offers its shareholders a 4.9% dividend yield. While most retail-related companies experienced significant declines in their business and share price, the Simon Property Group is one of only few retail real-estate-based companies that…