Dividend checks continue to get fatter in Corporate America, as more companies jack up their distribution rates.
Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at some of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week.
Let's start with International Paper
CVS Caremark
The 43% boost is welcome but not unexpected. Back in October, CVS Caremark revealed that it was hoping to return 25% to 30% of its earnings to investors through dividends, implying a compounded dividend growth rate of nearly 25% per year. Well, 43% is a lot more than 25%, so either earnings are getting stronger than expected or CVS Caremark just wants to make early inroads toward its 2015 goal.
Plains All American Pipeline
Finally, we have Maximus
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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