Dividend Increases Expected In October

As the calendar prepares to turn, it is time once again to review one of the Dividend Diplomat’s favorite investing topics: dividend increases. Each month, we compile a list of Dividend Aristocrats that we anticipate will announce a dividend increase and reward their shareholders by increasing their annual return. Let's see which aristocrats increased theirs in September and those that are expected to have a dividend increase in October. September Recap Before jumping into October’s expected dividend increases, let’s recap September. We projected two companies would increase their dividend last month -- the question is… did they deliver? McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) -- This one has a fun back story. Lanny was all over this dividend increase like a hawk and it was a very entertaining day for me. I received a text every hour from him getting updates about when they would release and how much he thought the increase would... Read more