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13 Consistent Dividend-Raising Companies Currently on Freeze

Mr. Van Knapp,

Excellent point.

D4L,

I read a good amount of your primer on your website and bookmarked it. Despite having over 10 years of investing experience, I have not looked closely at established US dividend players, and have instead opted for value stocks in emerging markets (much better fundamentals). However, these stocks seem to be at a high-end of their volatile prices, and I am now looking for stabler alternatives. Coincidentally, many US blue chip stocks have barely budged throughout this one year mess.

At this point, I am noticing that the companies I am gravitating towards just happen to be the ones you regularly analyse. My question for you is precisely Mr. Van Knapp's point - does your definition of a 'dividend freeze' entail a lack of increases over the course of a year, or a lack of the overall annual dividend freezing for two consecutive years (yoy)?

I ask because I noticed that your recommendation to sell after a dividend freeze merits a lot of attention. Exactly what the definition of a freeze would then become paramount to selling one year before, or one year after, a probable eventual disaster.

Thanks.

On Sep 11 04:44 PM David Van Knapp wrote:

> This is semantic but important. A company can increase its dividend
> (that is, declare an increased payout over the previous payout) every
> other year, and it will still have a higher dividend EACH year.