I monitor dividend announcements for more than 1,200 dividend-paying stocks and report on them in a weekly article series published at Seeking Alpha. This week, 7 stocks in my database announced dividend increases. Tracking dividend announcements and auditing the safety profiles of the companies announcing them lets me target high-conviction… Read More »Dividend Announcements: September 19-25, 2026
Welcome and thanks for reading! In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week. Received… Read More »Week in Review 39/26
In my latest video interview, I sat down with the team at Global X ETFs to discuss a truly unique fund in the income space: the Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF (DJIA). Check out our full conversation below, along with a quick breakdown of why this fund stands… Read More »Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF (DJIA): New Video Interview
On Friday, September 18, the Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) announced an increase in its quarterly dividend from $1.47 to $1.60 per share. The new dividend is payable on October 26, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 2, 2026. The 8.84% increase is… Read More »Philip Morris International (PM) Dividend Increase: Strong Dividend Growth Surprises in 2026
This monthly article series identifies 10 Dividend Growth Stocks for further research and possible investment. This month, I considered dividend growth [DG] stocks with dividend growth streaks of at least 25 years, a 5-year dividend growth rate of 8% or higher, and trading no more than 5% above my fair… Read More »10 Dividend Growth Stocks: September 2026
On Thursday, September 17, the Board of Directors of McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) announced an increase in its quarterly dividend from $1.86 to $1.93 per share. The new dividend is payable on December 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2026. The 3.76% increase marks an important… Read More »McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) Dividend Increase: 50 Years of Dividend Growth
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) announced a quarterly dividend increase from $1.42 to $1.52 per share. The dividend will be payable on November 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 30, 2026. This represents a 7.04% increase over… Read More »Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) Dividend Increase: Stronger Growth Returns in 2026
Review: Hong Kong dividend growth stocks 2026 interim results. The latest 2026 interim results are in. Across the companies in the HKDS Dividend Growth Directory, most did not change the trajectory very much. Six did. And it raised red flags. China Unicom omitted its interim dividend. China Telecom, Great Eagle… Read More »6 Hong Kong Dividend Growth Stocks showing warning signs after the 2026 Interim Results
I monitor dividend announcements for more than 1,200 dividend-paying stocks and report on them in a weekly article series published at Seeking Alpha. This week, 10 stocks in my database announced dividend increases (including two stocks I own). Tracking dividend announcements and auditing the safety profiles of the companies announcing… Read More »Dividend Announcements: September 12-18, 2026