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HCP Investment Properties

Dividend Aristocrat Overview: HCP, Inc.

(Photo from cover of 2013 HCP Annual Report.) About HCP, Inc. HCP, Inc. is an integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on healthcare properties in the United States. HCP’s properties and investments are valued at $21.8 billion of assets under management and are located in 46 of the 50 states. The three states with the top net operating income are California (20% of total NOI), Texas (10%) and Florida (9%). HCP Diversifies Across Property Types and Income Sources HCP’s Read more [...]
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Dividend Growth Stocks Week in Review for November 1, 2014: An Insurer Increases Its Dividend and a Bank Company Pays a 5% Stock Dividend

(Photo courtesy www.homejobsbymom.com/flickr.com.) I’m continuing to post the weekly reviews in this new format. Please let me know if you find this useful. Thanks! This week, the following dividend growth companies announced dividend payments: S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Aflac (Company Summary, Stock Quote) Industry: Insurance Dividend Payment: 39 cents per share (up by 5.4% from 37 cents in the prior quarter) Dividend Paid On: 12/1 Stock Goes Ex-Dividend (own the stock Read more [...]
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Dividend Aristocrat Overview: The Archer Daniels Midland Company

Archer Daniels Midland Company processes cocoa, corn, oilseeds and wheat into ingredients used by food manufacturers around the world. Photo: Flickr.com/Gotham Nurse About The Archer Daniels Midland Company Illinois-based Archer Daniels Midland Company is one of the largest agricultural processors in the world. The company has 31,000 employees and nearly 270 plants that “Connect Harvest to Home” in over 140 countries by processing agricultural products – specifically corn, oilseeds, wheat Read more [...]

Four Dates Every Dividend Investor Should Know

So maybe you’ve found the perfect dividend growth stock to buy – it has good growth prospects, pays a respectable dividend, and fits into the rest of your portfolio nicely. Better yet you’re ready to buy and the stock is about to pay its dividend – at least you think it is. Here are the four dates that you need to know if you plan on investing in dividend stocks: The Declaration Date This is the date that the company issues its press release, notifying the public that the company’s Read more [...]