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 Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at four companies that inched their payouts higher this past week.
Let's start with Monsanto
PetMeds Express
Aqua America
Finally, we have Dover
Some of these moves may not seem like much, but it's clearly better to see companies increasing their yields than slashing them. Arm & Hammer parent Church & Dwight
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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