PPR - $.0255 July Dividend

ING Prime Rate Trust (NYSE: PPR), a diversified closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declared 2.55 cents per share monthly dividend on July 29, 2011 for the 31 days of July, payable on August 22, 2011 to shareholders of record on August 10, 2011. This represents the 279th consecutive monthly dividend since the Trust’s inception in May 1988.... more

PartnerRe Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.60 Per Ordinary Share

PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE,Euronext: PRE) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.60 per common share. The dividend will be payable on September 1, 2011, to common shareholders of record on August 19, 2011, with the stock trading ex-dividend commencing August 17, 2011.... more

Neenah Paper Declares Quarterly Dividend

Neenah Paper, Inc. (NYSE: NP) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 2, 2011 to stockholders of record as of close of business on August 12, 2011.... more

The Most Promising Dividends in Personal Products

Yields and growth rates and payout ratios, oh my!Before we get to those companies, though, you should understand just why you'd want to own dividend payers. These stocks can contribute a huge chunk of growth to your portfolio in good times, and bolster it during market downturns. As my colleague Matt Koppenheffer has noted: "Between 2000 and 2009, the average dividend-adjusted return on stocks with market caps above $5 billion and a trailing yield of 2.5% or better was a whopping 114%. Compare that to a 19% drop for the S&P 500."... more

My Money Is On This Dividend Stock

I fully expect today's pick, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) , to handily trounce the market because of their sheer size, diversity of products, and solid dividend. More than just Band-AidsBefore I researched stocks, I thought the only things that Johnson & Johnson made were its signature Band-Aids and Tylenol. After digging into their filings, however, I realized that these household names were just the tip of the iceberg.... more

Frontier Communications Corporation Declares Third-Quarter Dividend

Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.1875 per share of common stock, payable on September 30, 2011 to holders of record of common stock at the close of business on September 9, 2011.... more

4 Dividend Stocks Showing You the Money

Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at some of the companies that inched their payouts higher this past week. Let's start with International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) . The taste and scent creator is also enhancing the senses through a meatier dividend. Its new quarterly rate of $0.31 a share is a 15% improvement. International Flavors & Fragrances has now come through with six hikes over the past seven years.... more

3 Dividend Stocks for Your Watchlist

We can help you keep tabs on your companies with MyWatchlist.com, our free, personalized stock-tracking service. Here are three dividend stocks for your watchlist. 1. Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) Similar to Windstream (Nasdaq: WIN) and CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) , Frontier Communications is a wireline company, with operations across 27 states. What makes Frontier special is that in 2010 it acquired Verizon's (Nasdaq: VZ) wireline operations, nearly tripling the size of its operations. To make the acquisition, Frontier cut its dividend 25% and took on a large debt load. The acquisition added a tremendous amount of assets, which come with large depreciation charges. These make Frontier's 10% dividend yield look unsustainable from an earnings standpoint, but they don't tell the whole... more

3 Promising High Yield Dividend Shares Close to 52-Week Lows

Sometimes it makes sense to observe shares that have reached new lows. The background is to detect a possible turnaround. If the company pays stable dividends, it could increase the expected total return for an investor. I screened the capital market by stocks with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent (high yields) that are traded close to 52-week lows (up to 5 percent). The result was dominated of 52 companies, of which the most were small and micro caps. To exclude risks by this investment category, I screened stocks with a market capitalization of more than $2 billion. Finally, I sorted the list by highest dividend yield. As a result, I had eight interesting stocks. Here are my three most promising stocks from our screening results. 1. Veolia Environnement S.A.... more

White River Capital, Inc. Declares Dividend

White River Capital, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RVR) (“White River”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share on its common stock to be paid August 25, 2011 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2011.... more