Dividend Champions: 24 Increases Expected By March 31

In compiling the Dividend Champions list I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Since most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, I can say with some confidence that they are likely to do so again.
Goodbye, Fiscal Cliff
Anticipating possible changes in dividend taxation, some companies that normally announce increases in January accelerated those into 2012, so we had fewer dividend hikes to start the year. But a faster pace is expected during February and March, which coincides with the usual "forward look" of about 11 weeks for this article. I have modified the Expected Increase series to reflect a more SA-friendly format by separating the Champions, Contenders, and Challengers into distinct groupings, so please look for the other articles, which I hope will be published about the same time. Based... Read more