Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending June 21

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 21. 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 ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (GRI): now $0.3726 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3464. ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): now $0.4145 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3067. Bank of Commerce (BOCH): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.04. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT): now $0.090063 per share monthly dividend, was $0.082025. Darden Restaurants (DRI): now $0.88 per share quarterly dividend, was … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending March 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 15. 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 Acushnet Holdings (GOLF): now $0.14 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc Cum Red Perp Pfd Shs Series C (ARI.PC): now $0.50 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.46. Badger Daylighting (BADFF): now CAD 0.0475 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.045. Center State Banks (CSFL): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.445 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending December 21

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 21. 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 Abbot Laboratories (ABT): now $0.32 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.28. ABM Industries (ABM): now $0.18 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.175. Alamo (ALG): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.11. ALPS Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR): now $0.1863 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. ALPS Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors ETF (GRI): now $0.4095 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. ALPS Equal Sector … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 21

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 21. 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 ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (EDOG): now $0.3586 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.2628. ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL): now $0.38179 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.35945. ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG): now $0.3924 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.3836. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now CAD 0.1069 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.1057. Citizens Financial Services (CZFS): now $0.44 per share quarterly … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending June 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 15. 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 Canadian Energy Services & Technology (CESDF): now CAD 0.005 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0025. Carolina Financial (CARO): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Chesapeake Utilities (CPK): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.325. El Paso Electric (EE): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335. Ennis (EBF): now $0.225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Exantas Capital (XAN): now $0.10 per … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending March 16

Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 16. 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 Acushnet Holdings (GOLF): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. American Vanguard (AVD): now $0.02 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.015. Atlantica Yield (AY): now $0.31 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.29. BRT Apartments (BRT): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.18. Canterbury Park (CPHC): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. CareTrust REIT (CTRE): now $0.205 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.185. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending September 15

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending September 15. 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 American Tower (AMT): now $0.66 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.64. Argan (AGX): now $1.00 per share annual dividend, was $0.70. Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR): now $0.365 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.33. Curtis-Wright (CW): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.13. Entravision (EVC): now $0.05 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.03125. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.26 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.25. … Read more

Is It Time or Timing in the Market?

Image Source: Dimitris Kalogeropoylos By Brian Nelson, CFA Since joining the workforce after undergraduate studies, those that will be turning 30 years’ old during 2017 will have never witnessed a meaningful bear market, large down year, or even a substantial “correction” in the stock market during their working lives. That’s right — many workers that were born in the mid-1980s when Ronald Reagan was President are probably starting to believe that they’ve found the secret to investing success and that broader US markets only go up (or down just a little at times, but they always recover and go higher). No matter if this assessment of their opinion of the markets is true or not may not matter. At the … Read more

Podcast: FALLACY of Index Funds!

The Valuentum Analyst team digs deep into the logical fallacy that paved the way for index funds, and the very real risks investors take while driving with their hands off the wheel looking only through the rear-view mirror. Summary Please read the first 3 minutes of the presentation (there is no audio at the beginning). Pause the program if you require more time to read. If you still don’t see the FALLACY that paved the way for the creation of index funds, be sure to comment below. The last 10 minutes of the program comprises a discussion by the Valuentum team of active versus passive. Looking forward to a good discussion. Please be sure to view the transcript below if … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending June 17

Below we provide a list of firms that raised/lowered their dividends during the week ending June 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 Ashford Hospitality Prime (AHP): now $0.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.10. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO): now $0.23 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking ETF (ONEQ): now $0.54 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.49. Investar (ISTR): now $0.01 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.009. Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR): now $0.0358 per share monthly dividend, was $0.0221. Realty Income (O): now … Read more