Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending November 17

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending November 17. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Agilent (A): now $0.149 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.132. American Equity (AEL): now $0.26 per share annual dividend, was $0.24. AmerisourceBergen (ABC): now $0.38 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.365. Aramark (ARMK): now $0.105 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.103. Bancroft Fund (BCV): now $0.41 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. Black Hills (BKH): now $0.475 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.445. Brown-Forman (BF.B): now … Read more

ICYMI — Video: Will Hasty Policy Facilitate the Next Leg Down, or Do We Have It Coming Anyway?

President of Investment Research and award-winning author of Value Trap: Theory of Universal Valuation Brian Nelson explains how US policymakers are stuck between a rock and a hard place, and how the market may be factoring in too high of a probability of a return to normalcy before 2021. This and more in the latest video report. Summary Make sure you review Value Trap on Amazon. Do so here. We think those that bought equities near the bottom of this swoon may be looking to take profits at present levels. The market is currently reflecting an 80%-85% probability of a return to normalcy before 2021, which we believe is too high at this time. Our main concern is that government … Read more

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