The Biggest Dividend Boosters of the Past 10 Years

When you first look at a dividend-paying stock, the most readily available piece of information that's available to you is the stock's dividend yield. In contrast, it takes a lot more digging to find out what may well be far more important over the long haul: how much a company has increased its dividend over the years. Now and laterDividend yield is the most popular measure of a dividend-paying stock for several reasons. First and foremost, it's simple to calculate. Just divide the amount of the dividend payment by the current price of the stock, and you're done. There's no need to look up any historical figures, adjust for stock splits, or anything other complicated calculations.... Read more