Industrial equipment wholesaler Fastenal and hot water manufacturer A. O. Smith announced double-digit increases this week, blowing away my expectations. Read more [...]

It wasn't because of the blizzard on the East Coast this week, but there was only one dividend increase announcement this week. Read more [...]

A niche manufacturer announced an 18% dividend increase this week going into the Christmas weekend. Read more [...]

Two investment managers - Franklin Resources and SEI Investments - announced their latest annual dividend increase this week. Photo: Flickr.com/Source Among the seven companies that announced their annual increases this week were two asset managers - Franklin Resources and SEI Investments Company.  Other companies that announced increases this week were AT&T (34 years of increases & a forward yield of 5.23%), and REITs Urstadt Biddle (24 years; 4.71%) and Realty Income Corporation (24 Read more [...]

Fluid handling equipment manufacturer Graco announced a 3-for-1 stock split this week, along with its 19th year of dividend growth. Read more [...]