Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of September 1

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 1. 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                          A-Mark (AMRK): now $1.00 per share special dividend, was $0.20. AEGON (AEG): now EUR 0.15 per share semi-annual dividend, was EUR 0.12. Allstate Corporation 7.375% DEP PFD J (ALL.PR.J): now $0.7528 per share quarterly dividend. Avnet (AVT): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. Bega Cheese (BGCHY): now AUD 0.0024 per share final dividend. Bridge Investment Group (BRDG): now $0.17 per share quarterly … Read more

The Best Years Are Ahead

By Brian Nelson, CFA — The wind is at our backs. — The Federal Reserve, Treasury, and regulatory bodies of the U.S. may have no choice but to keep U.S. markets moving higher. The likelihood of the S&P 500 reaching 2,000 ever again seems remote, and I would not be surprised to see 5,000 on the S&P 500 before we see 2,500-3,000, if the latter may be in the cards. The S&P 500 is trading at ~4,100 at the time of this writing. — The high end of our fair value range on the S&P 500 remains just shy of 4,000, but I foresee a massive shift in long-term capital out of traditional bonds into equities this decade (and markets … Read more