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Dividend Increases: 9 Stocks

One thing is some companies are not in the GROWTH business such as utilities, NI or DUK both of which I own are good Dividend paying companies but the growth is not from buying other companies but from population and increases in the rates they charge customers as well as acquiring other smaller companies. DUK has been buying companies like crazy expanding it's ALT ENERGY mindset, where as NI has been sticking to their core business. Both of these any many other companies pay much better dividends than those above, save one that is at/near its all time high as well as of fridays at its year high and in this economy buying ANYTHING at its all time/year high is not wise...

I still believe in buy & hold but with a dont stick your head in the sand mentality...
mark


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