High Yield: Highly Profitable Companies With Rising Dividends

But beware of putting too much stock in antiquity -- past performance is no guarantee of future results. For evidence, look no further than the start of our current ongoing recession: In 2008, 62 companies out of the S&P 500 slashed dividends; in 2009, another 90 followed suit. Bank of America alone did away with $37 billion in dividends in 2008. Other companies have opted to suspend payouts altogether until their financial health improves.... Read more