I love to kick off the new trading week by taking a quick peek at companies that have just increased their dividends. It's not just about the money. A company that's opening its wallet wider probably has improving fundamentals to back up that generosity.
Readers of the Motley Fool Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at four of the companies that inched their payouts higher over the past week.
We'll start with United Technologies
Teekay
Acme
Finally we have First Financial Northwest
Subscribers to the Income Investor newsletter can appreciate the companies sending more and more money to their investors. The newsletter singles out companies that are committed to growing their distributions with market-thumping results.
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