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The Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) boasts 12 consecutive years of annual dividend hikes and currently offers a 3.5% dividend yield. In addition to raising annual dividend payouts for more than a decade, Portland General Electric managed to grow its share price more than 170% between 2010 and the end of 2017. However, due to fears of accelerated economic…

By Tim McPartland Anyone who has read my writings over the last 12 years would not accuse me of “swinging for the fences.” Whether it be common stocks, master limited partnerships (MLPs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) or preferred stocks and baby bonds, one can find a way to swing for the biggest gains while putting the entire portfolio capital…

Date Issued  3/12/2018 Shares Issued  12,000,000   Overallotment  0 S&P Rating  BBB+   Moodys Rating   NR   Fitch   BBB Security Ticker Symbol   APO-B  OTC Grey Market  APGGP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 6/15/2018 Quarterly Dividend   .398   Annual Dividend   1.594 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers…

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) boasts seven years of consecutive dividend hikes and a forward yield of 3.1%. In the last 20 years, the company has never cut its dividend and has managed to increase its annual payout in all but three of those years. In addition to its long-term dividend growth, EastGroup also saw double-digit-percentage asset appreciation over the…

Date Issued  3/6/2018 Shares Sold  4,000,000   Overallotment Shares  600,000 S&P Rating   NR        Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   QTS-A   OTC Temporary Ticker  QTTRP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of  January, April, July and October beginning on 04/15/2018. Quarterly Dividend   .4453   Annual Dividend   1.78 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers option, as early as 3/15/2023  the call…