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BP has blocked a $1.8 bn dividend payment due to be paid from its Russian joint venture in an attempt to regain the advantage in its bitter fight with its billionaire partners, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.The move by Britain's biggest company to block the payment was taken in a secret board... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

If you agree with me that any currently unneeded cash that you receive from your equity investments should be reinvested, you generally have two options: using a DRIP, or reinvesting your dividends on your own. The two choices are not mutually exclusive (you can use them in conjunction, depending on where and how your stocks are held), but investors usually seem to favor one over the other.DRIPsDR

Just a yesterday I said, "It is getting to the point where you have Goldman (GS), JP Morgan (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC) as the cream of the crop in financials.." Wishing now I had listened to myself and bought more... Wells Fargo reported today and: Net income of $1.8 billion compared with $2.3 billion a year ago -- Diluted earnings per share of $0.53 compared with $0.67 a year ago (estimates

Investors looking for monthly income with capital appreciation potential might want to take a closer look at Realty Income Corporation (O).The real estate investment trust has been around since 1969 and has traded on NYSE since 1994. It raised its dividend, which it pays monthly, every year for the last 11 years. As of writing, the stock yields around 7.5%.The company has a diversified portfolio.

United Technologies Corporation provides technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company's segments include Otis, Carrier, UTC Fire and Security, Pratt and Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky.UTX is a dividend achiever as well as a component of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials indexes. It has been increasing its dividends for

Suppose 20 years ago, in the middle of the Savings and Loan Crisis, you decided to invest in a basket of dividend paying companies to hold for the long term. Not wanting to do too much research but still interested in buying quality companies, you decided to invest in those Dow Jones Industrial Average components that paid dividends at the time. You cashed the dividend checks, but left your portfo

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Teleflex Incorporated engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of specialty-engineered products for medical, aerospace, and commercial markets in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. It operates in three segments: Medical, Aerospace, and Commercial.TFX is not a dividend aristocrat, but a member of the dividend champions. It has been increasing its divide

You’ll hear financial experts tell you, and deservedly so, that a safer way to potentially earn more on your investments is to invest in stocks that pay a substantial dividend.  A dividend is money paid to shareholders coming from the company’s profits.  Usually, higher paying dividend stocks tend to be financial companies or well established [...]

AT&T, Inc. provides telecommunications services to consumers and businesses in the United States and internationally. It provides wireless services, including local wireless communications, long-distance, and roaming services with various postpaid and prepaid service plans.AT&T is not a dividend aristocrat yet, but a dividend achiever as well as a major component of the S&P 500 index.

Petrolimex Real Estate Joint Stock Co announced that it would pay a 2007 dividend of 5% in cash to the shareholders from July 15 to July 31. Last... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Tan Hoa Plastic Joint Stock Co (coded VKP) recently passed the year's business plan with 320 billion dong in revenue, of which revenue from export... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I run my fundamental stock screener searching stocks with the highest dividend yield. Report list only companies included in index S&P 500. Not surprisingly except one (GM) there are only financials and banks in top ten. The one of the highest yield was for financials compared to other sectors already before credit turmoils. And after deep fall we can see almost incredible yield over 30% for M

Carlisle Companies Incorporated engages in the manufacture and sale of construction materials in the United States and internationally. It operates in five segments: Construction Materials, Industrial Components, Transportation Products, Specialty Products, and General Industry.The company is not a dividend aristocrat but a dividend champion. In fact, this stock never crossed my radar, untill I fo

Several Dividend Aristocrats have increased or decreased their dividends in June. The companies are listed below. Expected dividend increases in JulyBased off historical information from this spreadsheet, I would expect that the following companies increase their dividend in July: BUD, BAC, GCI, MTB, PPG, SWK, WAG. I would really watch out for BAC and GCI this month. These dividend aristocrats h

As expected, the dividend remained unchanged (.87/share). This dividend represents almost a 26% return!! I think it is the best dividend out there. See link below:iStar Financial Declares Regular Quarterly Common DividendHopefully this mornings announcement gives the stock a boost. I think a lot of investors doubted that they could keep the dividend this high.

This has been a crazy month, i am down 10% on my brokerage account and about 4-5% on Roth IRA.Dividends for this Month as follows.EMD: $1.26BTF: $2.46 (ROC)EWZ: $1.90EPP: $0.86EWY:$0.61UTG:$0.58VNQ:$1.60VUG: $0.70Total: $9.97I contributed another $375.00 + $250.00 = $625.00Total Cash Balance for July Free Trade Investments: $642.42

McDonald's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants worldwide. Its restaurants offer various food items, and soft drinks and other beverages.MCD is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials indexes. The company has been increasing its dividends for the past 31 consecutive years. From 1998 up until 20

It is with great pleasure that I announce the debut of The Dividend Investing and Value Network (DIV-Net).Dividend Growth Investor is proud to be a founding member of this new investing network. DIV-Net is a network of investors focused on dividend investing, value investing and a long-term buy and hold philosophy.We want The DIV-Net site to be a destination. Unlike most networks, The DIV-Net site

We have been running through many companies to determine which dividends appear safe. Investors chase high dividend stocks with stable earnings when they are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Last week I laid out some of my reasons why I am hesitant about selling stocks which have cut their dividends.This chart really sums it all up – dividend cutters as well as non-dividend payers underperformed dividend growers by about 5% on average per annum from 1972- 2005.At the end of the day I am in this game not only for the increasing dividend income but also for the capital gains that stoc

Illinois Tool Works, Inc. manufactures a range of industrial products and equipmentITW is a dividend champion as well as a component of the S&P 500 index. The company has been increasing its dividends for the past 44 consecutive years. From 1998 up until 2007 this dividend growth stock has delivered an annual average total return of 8.00 % to its shareholders. At the same time comp

SunTrust affirmed reports that the company is not planning to issue any additional shares and is not anticipating the need to cut its dividend. SunTrust reports second quarter earnings on July 22, 2008.

State Street Corporation Announces Increase to Quarterly Dividend BOSTON, Jun 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — State Street Corporation today increased its quarterly dividend $0.01 per share, to $.24 per share, payable July 15, 2008, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 1, 2008. Following today’s action, the quarterly dividend rate is 9% higher than [...]

So far I have only concentrated on the idea of picking up great companies which have a history of increasing payments and which have a higher than average probability of increasing their payments in the future. I have explored the ideas of dollar cost averaging ( link), my screen for entry criteria ( link) and my ideas on portfolio diversification (link). But when would I consider actually selling

The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) today declared the company’s inaugural regular quarterly dividend of $0.46 per common share, payable on July 10, 2008, to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2008. The ex-dividend date is June 26, 2008. “Combined with the $13.0 billion, two-year share repurchase program which began in May this year, our first regular dividend a

In my previous post The 20 Highest Yielding Dividend Aristocrats I highlighted a sample list of the 20 highest yielding dividend aristocrats. Being fascinated with companies which have consistently increased their dividends for over 25 years, I wanted to examine a similar list, using the High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats this time. You could open it in google spreadsheets from here.This stock list i

Tung Kuang Industry Joint Stock Co (coded TKU) announced the registration deadline to close the list of shareholders receiving the 2007 dividend is on June 24. The ex-interest date is June 20 as for transactions with the payment period T+3 and June 23 as for transactions T+2. For transactions T+1, buyers still have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

The Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC) recently announced that June 25 would be the registration deadline for the Quang Nam Minerals and Technology Joint Stock Co (coded MIC) to pay 2007 dividend in shares. Under it, the company would issue 194,250 shares to its shareholders at the ratio of three new shares for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

The ice-cream maker Ki Do Joint Stock Co., or Kido's, looks set to pay the 2007 dividend of 15% in cash for shareholders next month and it is looking to growth of 30% this year, the company's chief executive said. The dividend payment scheme was unveiled at the company's shareholders meeting in HCMC late last week.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

CORRECT: Lehman Is Not Cutting Dividend, Already Raised $6B Last Update: 6/16/2008 4:32:27 PM (Adds conference call comments from CEO Fuld and other executives beginning in the first paragraph and updates stock price.) By Jed Horowitz Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.(LEH) announced a $2.8 billion second-quarter loss Monday that [...]

V.F. Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of branded apparel and related products in the United States and internationally. It offers jeanswear, outdoor apparel, imagewear, and sportswearIt is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component of the S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 34 consecutive years. From 1

This ranking is somewhat arbitrary insofar as it is based upon my own opinions and preferences as a long-time DRIP investor, but I am basing it on certain objective and easily obtainable criteria, such as: (1) whether the plan offers a discount on reinvestment, (2) whether it requires a minimum amount for making an optional cash purchase [...]

Target Corporation operates large-format general merchandise and food discount stores under the brand names of Target' and Super Target' in the United States.It is a dividend aristocrat as well as a major component of the S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 40 consecutive years. From 1998 up until 2007 this dividend growth stock has delivered an annual average tota

In today’s low interest rate environment, retirees are having a hard time finding tax efficient income opportunities, worthy of their money, which would help them enjoy their post-working years. A great idea for income seeking investors is investing in stocks that pay good yields and have consistent dividend payments. With inflation averaging around 3 - 4% per year, your investment in dividend p

I spent some time on some investment chatrooms last night, and heard alot of questions by some younger people (and those with quite a few dollars to invest) about what they should invest in first. Some of these people hadn’t even begun yet to do any reading on investments for themselves first, but were hoping [...]

Last week I looked at penny shares and was, in the eyes of some readers, rather scathing about them. It’s not to say penny shares won’t grow (every share was a penny share once), more that your chance of picking the 1% of winners rather than the 99% of duds, is slim indeed. Precisely the [...]

Abbott Laboratories engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Vascular Products.Abbott Laboratories is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component of the S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 36 consecutive years. Over the

Bao Long Insurance Joint Stock Co recently announced that it would pay the 2007 dividend of 10% in cash, which will be broken into two phases. In the first phase, the company would pay a 5% dividend in advance from June 2. The second one with the remaining 5% will be implemented according to the resolution of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content,

I received some statements from a few old credit unions I used to use, Christian Community Credit Union and Everett Credit Union, had about $330.00 between both CUs. I transfered to my Zecco Acct and it was available for this morning.Here goes what i boughtBought 7 AAV @ $12.54 = $87.78 paying about 11.40%Bought 9 BTF @ $20.82 = $187.38 paying about 15.90%Bought 4 EMD @$13.60 = $54.40 paying about

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various banking services to individuals and businesses. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Money Management.The company is not a dividend aristocrat but a dividend champion. In fact, this stock never crossed my radar, untill I found about the dividend champions list. The company has been increasing its dividends fo

Here is an alternative climate policy to the cap and trade policy now being debated in Washington DC: cap and dividend. The principles are explained below.clipped from www.capanddividend.orgCap and dividend starts with a descending economy-wide cap on carbon suppliers rather than carbon emitters. The way the cap works is extremely important.There are two possible places to cap carbon: (1) where CO

Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE)-listed My Chau Packaging and Printing Joint Stock Co (coded MCP) recently announced that June 13 would be the registration deadline for the company to close the shareholders list to pay 7% dividend in shares for the second phase of 2007. Under it, the company would offer 346,393... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

Several Dividend Aristocrats have increased their dividends in May. The companies are:From this list, the only companies that fit my fundamental criteria are PEP, CLX and ROH.Expected dividend increases in JuneBased off historical information from this spreadsheet, I would expect that the following companies increase their dividend in June: BCR, BDX, STT, and TGT. Those dividend aristocrats have i

FPT Telecommunication Joint Stock Co (FTEL) recently announced that June 9 would be the registration deadline for it to close the list of shareholders to pay dividend of 33.58% in shares. The company plans to issue 108,900 preferential shares at 10,000 dong par so as to sell the employees at the price equalling to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte

Quang Ninh Construction and Cement Joint Stock Co (coded QNC) recently passed this year's business plan with 695 billion dong from total revenue, 45-55 billion dong from after tax profit and dividend payment of minimum 37%. This year, the company would invest 357 billion dong in the project of expanding the Lam Thach... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

Idico Urban and House Development Joint-Stock Company will pay a cash dividend of VND1,500 per share on June 27, the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange said on its website Friday. The firm also announced Pham Thieu Son, its chairman, registered to sell half of his holdings of 80,000 shares. He will complete the deal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte

Monro Muffler Brake Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share on the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock including the shares of common stock.Read more...

Sao Mai An Giang Joint Stock Co recently passed the plan to pay 2007 dividend of 30% in cash to the shareholders in June and this year's business plan with 240 billion dong in revenue, over 64 billion dong from pre tax profit and dividend of 30%. At present, the company is carrying out many realty projects like new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

Consolidated Edison, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electric, gas, and steam utility services in the United States.The company is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component in the S&P 500 index. Over the past 10 years Consolidated Edison has delivered an average total return of 7.30% annually to its loyal shareholders. Dividends have accounted for the majority of this return. Histo

Opto Circuits India Ltd has informed the market that on a meeting that was held on may 27th 2008 they have decided on dividend and Bonus information and the information is as follows 1. Recommended payment of 50% Dividend, subject to Share Holders Approval in the Annual General Meeting. 2. Recommended to issue Bonus Shares of 7 [...]

Kamanwala Housing recommends 1 is to 1 Bonus and Dividend , in the meeting that was held on may 27th kamanwala housing made decision on Bonus and Dividend and they have come out with the following info. Dividend and Bonus Info 1. recommended a Dividend of Rs 2.50 per Equity Share of Rs 10/- each (i.e. 25%) [...]

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-based outsourcing solutions to employers, vehicle retailers, and manufacturers. It operates in three segments: Employer Services, Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services, and Dealer Services.Automatic Data Processing is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component in the S&P 500 index. It has been in

500103 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., 62.5 % Final Dividend 500201 India Glycols Ltd 40 % Dividend 500540 Premier Limited BC 19-06-2008 25% Dividend 504258 Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems 60 % Dividend 504580 Madras Aluminium Co. Ltd., BC 14-06-2008 90% Dividend 504824 Maharashtra Elecktrosmelt Ltd., 31 % Dividend 505750 Josts Engineering Co. Ltd., BC 19-06-2008 55% Dividend

The Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre (HASTC) announced last Thursday that the deadline for dividend payments on the 2007 profit of Song Da 9.06 (S96) is June 2, 2008. The company’s dividend payment will be set at 15 per cent on July 2, 2008. The ex-date for dividend payment will be May 29. The Securities Depository... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) recently announced that May 30 will be the registration deadline for Lam Son Sugar and Sugarcane Joint Stock Co (coded LSS) to pay 2007 dividend of 20% in cash for the shareholders. The transaction date is on June 25. The securities depository centre's HCM City branch will... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

Kimberly-Clark Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of health and hygiene products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, K-C Professional & Other, and Health Care.Kimberly-Clark is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component in S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 36 consecutive years. KMB has delivered an aver

MUMBAI: Since early January, when BSE sensex hit a record high of over 21K mark, investors’ wealth has eroded by over Rs 17 lakh crore as the benchmark index plunged about 19% from those lofty levels. However, investors in a slew of leading companies have reasons to remain happy since they have received handsome dividends.Data on top 20 dividend paying companies show that for the financial year

Dividend declared for May 22 2008 523186 B&A Multiwall Packaging Ltd BC 18-06-2008 A.G.M. 500460 Mukand Ltd., 10 % Dividend 512199 Core Projects & Technologies Ltd. 10 % Dividend 500480 Cummins India Ltd., BC 19-07-2008 130% Final Dividend 500336 Surya Roshni Ltd., BC 09-09-2008 15% Dividend 532382 Balaji Telefilms Ltd. 175 % Dividend 505216 Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) yesterday May 21 announced that the registration deadline for Binh Dinh Mineral Joint Stock Co (coded BMC) to issue bonus shares to the shareholders is on May 30. Accordingly, the company would issue 2,360,520 bonus shares to the existing shareholders at the ratio of 40% of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

TEPPCO Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, operates common carrier pipelines of refined products and liquefied petroleum gases in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Downstream, Upstream, Midstream, and Marine Transportation.Teppco is part of the dividend achievers index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 18 consecutive years. Over the past 10 years the

Dividend declared for May 21 2008 500034 Bajaj Auto Finance Ltd. 10 % Dividend 500117 DCW Ltd., BC 24-06-2008 15% Dividend 500120 Diamines & Chemicals Ltd., 10 % Dividend 500187 Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industr BC 25-08-2008 75% Final Dividend 500266 Maharashtra Scooters Ltd., 60 % Dividend 500300 Grasim Industries Ltd., BC 24-07-2008 300% Dividend 500336 Surya Roshni

For those dividend hungry investors here are some of the companies that have raised their dividend/distribution over the last month:-AGF Management (AGF.B) - Annual dividend increased by 25.0% from $0.80 to $1.00 -Barrick Gold Corp (ABX) - Annual dividend increased by 33.3% from $0.30 to $0.40 -Baytex Energy Trust (BTE.UN) - Annual distribution increased by 11.1% from $2.16 to $2.40 -Boyd Group I

Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited has declared a bonus issue and a liberal dividend of Rs. 3 per share for its shareholders. The HDIL bonus issue ratio has been fixed by the board of the company as 2:7. This means as on the record date investors of HDIL who’s names appear in the shareholders register [...]

Western Commercial Joint Stock Bank or Western Bank recently reported that last year it earned over 30 billion dong in net profit from business, growing by 202% year-on-year. The profit has been allocated as follows: 5% for the supplementary fund of chartered capital, 10% for risk prevention fund and the remainder... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. owns and manages energy transportation and storage assets in North America. It operates in five segments: Products Pipelines, Natural Gas Pipelines, CO2, Terminals, and Trans Mountain.Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is a not dividend aristocrat but a dividend achiever. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 12 consecutive years. Over that period the com

So far I have concentrated my attention primarily on the Dividend Aristocrats and the High-Yield Dividend aristocrats, both published by the S&P. Those lists include companies which are members of the S&P 1500 and which have raised their dividends for more than 25 consecutive years.That wasn't enough for me, however. I have noticed that there are a lot of great dividend paying companies wh

500117 DCW Ltd., 15 % Dividend 501833 Chowgule Steamships Ltd., BC 15-07-2008 15% Dividend 501301 Tata Investment Corporation Ltd., 150 % Dividend 500113 Steel Authority of India Ltd., 18 % Final Dividend 524084 Monsanto India Ltd. RD 03-06-2008 1800% Second Interim Dividend 500780 Zuari Industries Ltd., BC 22-05-2008 30% Dividend 531209 Nucleus Software Exports Ltd BC 01-07-2008

The HOSE listed firm Domesco Medical Import & Export JSC (coded DMC) targets to reach the revenue of 929.9 billion dong, pre-tax profit of 73.9 billion dong and a dividend of 15-18% in 2008. In the period of 2008-2010, the firm will invest 77 billion dong in building a 55 billion dong high class clean packing factory... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other co

American Capital Strategies, Ltd. is a principal investment firm specializing in management and employee private equity buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, mergers and acquisition, add-on acquisitions, securitizations, special situations, growth capital investments in middle market companies, early stage in mature private and public companies, corporate divestitures, acquisitions of portfoli

I would like to share with the reader an article printed in the financial section of U.S.A. Today on March 7, 2003 which exemplifies the awesome power of a stock dividend. MICROSOFT TO ISSUE FIRST DIVIDEND TODAY: Microsoft investors will get their first payday today, when the tech giant shells out its first dividend. At 8 cents a share, the dividend will cost the company $850 million.

In my previous post Dividend Conspiracies I posted a larger list of companies that have increased their dividends for more than 25 years, which for some reason or another, was more thorough than the S&P dividend aristocrats lists.I used the same screening criteria for identifying stocks worthy of my watchlist as described in this post.Relevant Articles:- Dividend Conspiracies - Historical chan

Phu My Nitrogenous fertilizer Joint Stock Co (PVFCo) has announced a dividend payment of 10%, or VND1,000 per share, for 2007. Payment will begin next week. Under its plan, the company’s revenue growth and profit will be 30% above last year. This year, revenue is expected to reach VND4.4 trillion and pre-tax profits... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other c

Looking for a good Canadian dividend paying company? A good place to start looking is the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats. Reader Luciano has been thinking of investing in a member of that list: Saputo Inc. Let’s have a look and see if this company belongs in our portfolio of superior dividend yielding stocks! Company Profile: From [...]

Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange yesterday announced that May 21 is the deadline for Tu Liem Urban Area Development Joint Stock Co (coded NTL) to close a list of the shareholders to pay a dividend for 2007. Under it, the listed firm will pay the 2007 dividend in shares at a ratio of 1:1 on July 20, 2008. HCM City... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conten

620 - Chau Thoi Concrete Joint Stock Corp. (BT6) has announced its deadline for registering to receive the dividend payment for the second phase of its 2007 profits. The last day for registration will be May 19. Shareholders will receive payment by June 10. The dividend ratio will be 8 per cent. Shareholders can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conten

Interim dividend at 15% Foseco India has fixed 12 May 2008 as the record date for the payment of interim dividend at the rate of Rs 1.50 per share (15%). [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Dividend Declared Yesterday with Results. 532830 Astral Poly Technik Ltd BC 11-06-2008 10% Dividend 500820 Asian Paints (India) Ltd., BC 14-06-2008 105% Final Dividend 532757 VOLTAMP TRANSFORMERS LIMITED BC 30-07-2008 125% Dividend 522105 Birla Precision Technologies Ltd 15 % Dividend 500540 Premier Limited 25 % Dividend 506522 J.L. Morison (India) Ltd., 25 % Dividend 506943 J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals BC 05-07-2008 25% Dividend 517096 Aplab Ltd. BC 03-06-2008 25% Dividend 526608 Electrotherm (India) Ltd BC 14-06-2008 25% Dividend 500335 Birla Corporation Ltd. 40 % Dividend 511676 GIC Housing Finance Ltd. 40 % Dividend 505196 TIL Ltd., BC 23-07-2008 40% Dividend 531213 Manappuram General Finance 5% Final Dividend 522241 M.M.Forgings Ltd.

Descon Industry Construction Joint Stock Co (coded DCC) this year targets to reach 457.04 billion dong in revenue, 37.24 billion dong from pre tax profit, 26.322 billion dong from after tax profit and dividend of 15%. The shareholders' meeting also reported the business result of 2007 with 387.759 billion dong in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) yesterday May 8 announced that the registration deadline for Ry Ninh II Hydropower Joint Stock Co (coded RHC) to close the list of shareholders is on May 26 and the ex-interest date on May 22. The company will pay a dividend of 20% for 2007 on August 9, 2008. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Gannett Co., Inc. operates as a news and information company in the United States and the United Kingdom. It operates in two segments, Newspaper Publishing and Broadcasting.Gannett Co is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component in S&P 500 index. Gannett has been increasing its dividends for the past 39 consecutive years. The next increase will be in July, based on the past several years.Over the past 10 years the company has delivered a negative average total return of 2.70 % annually to its shareholders. At the same time the company has managed to deliver a meager 2.00 % average annual increase in its EPS. The ROE has been in a steep downtrend from its 1998 highs at 25% to less than 11% in 2007. The decline in the newspaper business is the main driver behind the deterioration in f

Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC) recently announced that the registration deadline for Song Da 9.01 Joint Stock Co (coded S91) to close the list of shareholders book to is on May 16 to pay dividend of 16% in cash on June 16. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the company brought 6.832 billion dong in revenue from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) showed a wider-than-expected loss for the quarter. More importantly, it plans to raise more than $7 billion to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I usually spend several hours per week researching dividend investing. I go through hundreds of stocks and stock strategies in order to learn something new and get an edge over other investors in the marketplace. Over time I have started to notice that most companies from the state of Ohio look promising as dividend stocks and seem to be shareholder friendly. Thus, I conducted a short research in order to check which states were the friendliest for dividend aristocrats investors. By doing that, I could then isolate some specific trait for those states which might have escaped my attention, had I not focused on it.I simply took the 59 aristocrats in the index and checked to see where they are headquartered. And the winner was Illinois, with 7 dividend companies located there. The number two

Dividend Declared yesterday 530431 Ador Fontech Ltd 50 % Dividend 532840 ADVANTA INDIA LIMITED BC 16-06-2008 10% Final Dividend 500144 Finolex Cables Ltd., BC 19-07-2008 75% Final Dividend 505982 Hinduja Foundries Ltd 20 % Dividend 532133 IFGL Refractories Ltd 20 % Dividend 517571 IMP Power Ltd. RD 21-05-2008 5% Interim Dividend 532814 Indian Bank BC 24-05-2008 30% Dividend 509069 Infomedia India Ltd. 10 % Final Dividend 500213 International Travel House Ltd BC 07-08-2008 30% Dividend 506525 Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. BC 10-07-2008 30% Dividend 513605 Lanco Industries Ltd. BC 21-08-2008 10% Dividend 532522 PETRONET LNG LTD. BC 26-05-2008 15% Dividend 500344 Punjab Tractors Ltd., 50 % Dividend 500112 State Bank Of [...]

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) announced that May 15 is the ex-interest date of Hang Xanh Automobile Service Joint Stock Co, Haxaco (coded HAX) and May 19 is the deadline for the company to close the list of shareholders. On June 16, the listed firm will pay a dividend of 6% for the second phase of 2007... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Valspar Corporation manufactures and distributes coatings, paints, and related products primarily in the United States and internationally. Its coatings include decorative and protective coatings for metal, wood, plastic, and glass, primarily for sale to original equipment manufacturer customers.Valspar Corp is a dividend aristocrat as well as a component in S&P 500 index. It has been increasing its dividends for the past 27 consecutive years. Over the past 10 years the company has delivered an average total return of 5.40 % annually to its loyal shareholders. At the same time the company has managed to deliver an impressive 7.00 % average annual increase in its EPS.The ROE declined from a high of 21% in 1998 to a low of 8% in 2001, before recovering to 13% in 2007. Annual dividend