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Enbridge, Inc Declares 10% Quarterly Dividend Amount Hike for First-Quarter 2020 Distribution (NYSE:ENB)
Ned Piplovic | December 12, 2019
Enbridge, Inc. (NYSE:ENB) -- a Canadian crude oil and natural gas transportation company -- extended its streak of consecutive annual dividend hikes by announcing a 10% increase to its quarterly dividend payout amount for the first-quarter 2020 distribution. This most recent dividend hike declaration marks the company’s 20th consecutive annual boost. In addition to raising its quarterly dividend payout at…
15 Large-Cap Stocks with Very Long Records of Dividend Distributions
Ned Piplovic | December 12, 2019
While sometimes even a couple milliseconds can make a difference between a gain and a loss in the world of momentum investing and flash trading, some investors still look for stocks with reliable long-term dividend income payouts. For these investors that seek long records of dividend distributions, the list below contains 15 dividend stocks that have been paying dividends for…

Dow Jones Index Dividends and Dividend Yield: History and Analysis
Ned Piplovic | December 12, 2019
The Dow Jones Index has served as an indicator of the country’s overall economic well-being for more than a century and also includes stocks that offer desirable dividend income distributions. Wall Street Journal editor Charles Dow created his first index of 12 companies in 1886. The current index contains none of those original companies. General Electric is the only company…
Large-Cap Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week-2019-12-12
Ned Piplovic | December 12, 2019
Income investors seeking equities to buy right now should consider one of more than two-dozen large-cap stocks going ex-dividend next week. Several characteristics make large-cap stocks desirable as core portfolio building blocks. Generally stocks of older and established companies, these equities typically offer a high degree of operational and financial transparency. This transparency allows investors easy access to information for…
Large-Cap Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Next Week-2019-12-05
Ned Piplovic | December 5, 2019
Income-seeking investors looking for equities to buy right now should consider looking for their potential picks among the nearly three dozen large-cap stocks going ex-dividend next week. Large-cap stocks generally comprise most of the leading benchmark indices across global markets. For instance, companies must have capitalization in excess of $8 billion to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 index.…