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The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) hiked its quarterly dividend for the first quarter of 2018 more than 20% and doubled its share price in the past 12 months. While the rapid share price growth suppressed the dividend yield to slightly below 2%, the company paid an annual dividend of nearly $7 per share and continued its current streak of hiking annual…

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CNP) enhanced its quarterly dividend by 3.7% for its next distribution to shareholders and offers a 4% dividend yield. The current dividend payout hike continues CenterPoint Energy’s current streak of raising its annual dividend consecutively for more than a decade. In addition to the steady and reliable dividend income distribution, the company rewarded its shareholders with a…

By Tim McPartland As long-time readers know, we always have maintained model portfolios on our various websites to help us explore the best portfolio construction that will meet our needs. These models are learning tools and help display various possibilities. In early 2015, we built what we called the Blended Income Model Portfolio, consisting of various income securities such as…

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) has rewarded its long-term shareholders with an average annual dividend growth rate of 9% over the past two decades and currently offers a 2.4% yield. After a few more years of consecutive annual dividend hikes -- four years to be exact -- The J. M. Smucker Company will meet all the requirements needed to…

American Software Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSWA) rewarded its shareholders with asset appreciation of nearly 30% over the past year and a 3.4% dividend yield. The company’s share price growth and its 3.4% dividend yield combined for a total return on shareholder investment of more than 30% in the past 12 months. In addition to the recent benefit to its shareholders, the company…