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.
We'll start with Eaton Vance
Visa
Peabody Energy
Finally, we have Travelers
Some of these moves may not seem like much, but consider the insurers and financial services companies that have slashed -- or completely eliminated -- their quarterly disbursements. Bank of America
Subscribers to the Income Investor newsletter can appreciate the companies sending more and more money to their investors. The newsletter singles out businesses that are committed to growing their distributions, with market-thumping results.
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