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Two regional utility companies have been rewarding their investors with steadily rising dividends and have matched peer dividend yields for more than a decade. In addition to the long history of rising dividends, both utilities have enhanced their share prices to offer their shareholders even higher overall returns. In the past 12 months, York Water Co (NASDAQ:YORW) offered total returns…

September 19, 2017 By  Tim McPartland While we are not fond of low-coupon preferreds, we are more open to a low coupon of a solid investment-grade issue which provides a near guarantee of safety. The Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) is a closed-end fund that is part of the Gabelli fund family. The fund dates back to 1986 and…

Date Issued  9/11/2017 Shares Issued  1,200,000   Overalltoment Shares 0 S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   A1 Security Ticker Symbol   ECF-A   OTC Temporary Ticker  ELLWP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 26th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/26/2017 Quarterly Dividend   .328   Annual Dividend   1.313 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers…

Date Issued  9/7/2017 Shares Issued  4,800,000   Overalltoment Shares 720,000 S&P Rating   NR   Moodys Rating   NR Security Ticker Symbol   PEI-D   OTC Temporary Ticker  PEIDP Market Traded ON   NYSE Dividend Payment Paid on the 15th of March, June, September and December beginning on 12/15/2017 Quarterly Dividend   .43   Annual Dividend   1.719 Securities may be redeemed, at the issuers…

Two financial companies have been rewarding their shareholders with dividend boosts for nearly a decade and currently pay 3.6%-plus dividend yields. Moderate asset appreciation accompanied the steady increase in annual dividend income for both companies. While Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN) had a 47% total return over the past three years, Isabella Bank Corporation (OTCBB:ISBA) had a total return of…