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 is easing up on its pocketbook probably has improving fundamentals to back up that generosity.
Readers of the Motley Fool Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. (Click on the newsletter link to join the dividend-seekers.) Let's take a closer look at four of the companies that inched their payouts higher over the past week.
Let's start with Altria
I guess it runs in the family, since Altria spinoff Philip Morris International
H&R Block
Industrial communications heavy Harris
Finally, we have Joy Global
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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