oilsands

Dividends Survive Despite Recession

OZ, I like your comment, but doubt we'll see anything like in my lifetime, regardless of who gets elected.

I agree with prudentinvestor. Yes there are companies which have increased dividends. Probably the best record on the market is Eastman Kodak, something like 80 years of increasing returns; didn't keep people from fleeing the stock. More to the point, the returns of steadily increasing stocks are for most part still very low. Higher yield stocks are more volatile, but pay so much more.
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