10 Stocks Using Real Cash To Pay Higher Dividends

You can't spend earnings! At first glance, this seems like an odd statement, possibly even incorrect. However, it is not only correct, but an important axiom for all types of investors. Through fraud and manipulation financial statements can be made to look quite impressive, but the cash that arrives in your brokerage account is real. An increasing cash dividend keeps pressure on management to ensure the company is well run. If there are too many missteps, eventually the dividend will slip. Here are several stocks where management recently met the challenge by raising their cash dividends: Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) manufactures and sells device-based medical therapies worldwide. June 23rd the company increased its quarterly dividend 8% to $0.2425 per share. Medtronic's dividend has more than doubled over the past five years, and today's announcement marks the company's 34th consecutive year of increased dividend payments. The dividend is payable on July 29, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 8, 2011. The dividend is payable on July 29, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 8, 2011. The yield based on the new payout is 2.5%. Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) provides various financial products and services to individuals and small businesses in Boston and southeastern Massachusetts. June 23rd the company increased its quarterly dividend 4.2% to $0.25 per share. The dividend will be paid on July 21, 2011 to stockholders of record as of July 11, 2011. This represents a 4.2% increase over the previous quarterly dividend. The yield based on the new payout is 1.9%. Education Realty Trust, Inc. (EDR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that develops, acquires, owns, and manages student housing communities located near university campuses in the United States. June 23ed the company increased its quarterly dividend 40% to $0.07 per share of common stock for the quarter ending June 30, 2011.123... Read more