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Four Select Dividend Increases of Note

Over the past week, there were 49 companies that raised dividends. I scanned the list and want investors to focus on these 4 names for their portfolio More 

20 Dividend Stocks I Purchased for my IRA Rollover

I recently rolled 401k funds into an IRA and decided to distribute the funds into 20 dividend stocks: here are my picks for the IRA More 

Retailers’ Q1 Earnings Don’t Imply the Consumer Is Dead

Make no mistake: There's plenty of consumer spending to go around. But investors shouldn't shotgun-blast the retail sector and hope for the best. More 

Stocks Keep Pushing the Ceiling — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

An accidental early leak of the Fed's most recent minutes suggested continued monetary easing through at least mid-year, helping prop up the bulls Wednesday. More 

50 Blue-Chip Stocks Increasing Dividends in Q1 2013

What's not to love about a big, blue-chip stock that has put its money where its shareholders are with even bigger payouts? These 50 companies did just that in the first quarter of 2013. More 

Dollar Stores’ 2013 Renaissance Continues

Dollar General has had an outstanding start to 2013, and similar improvement can be seen across other deep-discount retailers. More 

5 Dividend Paying Companies Boosting Distributions

A number of companies increased dividends last week and here are 5 that I follow, including Family Dollar, Colgate-Palmolive, and General Dynamics More