Debt worries in the Eurozone and talks of financial reform from the United States and Western Europe have plagued the markets this week, yet some companies have still chosen to reward their shareholders for helping them through the rough times. Here we shall take a look at them.

Portland General Electric (POR), electricity provider based in Oregon, has increased its dividend to $0.26 per share. This gives a new yield of 5.29%. Nordstrom (JWN), a specialty retailer of clothing and accessories, has increased its dividend 25% to $0.20 per share. This produces a new yield of 2.10%. Northrop Grumman (NOC), a large producer of military Read Complete Article

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From an investors strategic point of view, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are created to trace indexes. ETFs come in all sorts and sizes, and allow investors to track almost every index known to man; they contain all the advantages that are typically associated with index funds, including low turnover, being inexpensive and Read Complete Article

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The excitement from last week has largely calmed down, and markets have appeared to have re-stabilized; at least for now. The companies announcing dividend increases this week have also slowed down however, with only four reporting. The list is as follows.

Keithley Instruments (KEI), designer of performance electric instruments, has increased its quarterly dividend to $0.0375 per share. This produces a new yield of 1.47%. Timken Co. (TKR), manufacturer of bearings and alloys, has increased its quarterly dividend to $0.013 per share generating a fresh yield of 1.52%. CPI Corp. (CPY), a professional portrait company, has increased its Read Complete Article

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What a week. Austerity measures in Greece sent major worldwide indices tumbling, couple that with some sort of malfunction on the trading of a couple of shares, and it sent the Dow Jones down an unbelievable 9%. The election in the UK resulted in a hung parliament meaning no party actually won (although a coalition has now been formed) adding to further uncertainty in the markets. If you had bought shares on Friday, you would now be a happy bunny. Of course, dividend investing has little to do with the short term fluctuations in the markets so these events haven’t had much, if any, effect on future yields for such investors. The only Read Complete Article

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This week has seen another mammoth helping of dividend increases, with some big names such as IBM, Exxon and Chevron leading the way. Let’s get straight down to business.

Ordinary Stock and Unit Trusts

Travelers (TRV), a commercial insurance provider, has increased its dividend to $0.36 per share. This produces a yield of 2.85%. CostCo Wholesale (COST), a huge international membership warehouse operator, has increased its quarterly dividend 14% to $0.205 per share. This generates a new yield of 1.39%. Holly Energy Partners (HEP), an oil refinery operator, has increased its quarterly distribution to $0.815 Read Complete Article

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Living with debt has become a part of the American way of life. People take out loans to pay for cars, homes, education and an infinite number of other things. To add insult to injury many also own several credit cards. On average a general American household carries a debt of $ 9000 on them, and this number is increasing. The only means to get out Read Complete Article

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Dividend investors rejoice! This week has finally brought a large amount of companies increasing their dividends, 16 to be precise. Within these 16 companies is a wide variety of choice surrounding the operational sectors of the respective firms, as well as a range of yields from the lows of 2% to the highs of 8% and beyond. Let us begin.

TransMontaigne Partners (TLP), provider of storage services to petroleum companies, has increases its quarterly distribution to $0.60. This provides a new yield to investors of 8.21%. Citizens & Northern Corp. (CZNC), banking and mortgage services provider in New York, has increased its Read Complete Article

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Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management disclosed its intention for launching a range of Open Ended Investment Company portfolios which focus on passive income and upcoming market strategies.

The organization, which uses exchange-traded funds, is getting ready to introduce “Pan Dynamic Income” and “Pan Dynamic Pacific Shift” at a later stage in 2010.

The Pan Dynamic Income opportunity invests in a wide range of asset types, including United Kingdom and international corporate bonds, United Kingdom and Eastern equities, property and money. Currently their portfolio has an indicative ROI of Read Complete Article

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Last week we saw the dividend achievers come out of their shells and offer us decent increases in their dividends, this week we have three dividend aristocrats featuring instead.

First up, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), provider of natural gas production and delivery, has increased its quarterly distribution to $0.5675 per share. This produces a new yield of 6.36%. Another energy company, providing services in the US Gulf Coast region, Genesis Energy (GEL), has increased its quarterly distribution to $0.3675 bringing an even healthier yield of 7.20%. HB Fuller (FUL), a worldwide manufacturer of sealants and paints, has Read Complete Article

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This week it seems that dividend achievers, who have been rather hermit-like with respect to dividend increases recently, have finally crept out of their respective shells and appeared in the dividend news.

First up, Entergy Corp (ETR), an electric utility holding company providing utilities to 2.6million people, increased its quarterly dividend to $0.83 per share, generating a new yield of 4.04%. IDEX (IEX), manufacturer of pump products, has increased its dividend 25% to $0.15 per share. This generates a new yield of 1.79%.

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