Not every company is slashing its dividend these days. Some of the market's better performers are easing up on their purse strings, sending more money out to their shareholders.
Readers of the Motley Fool 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 W.P. Carey
Philip Morris International
Texas Instruments
Finally, we have Kroger
Some of these moves may not seem like much, but consider the less savory moves that took place in recent days. Several closed-end funds including Western Asset Income Fund
Subscribers to the Income Investor newsletter can appreciate the companies sending 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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