DPL Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend and DP&L Declares Quarterly Preferred Dividends

The board of directors of DPL Inc. (NYSE: DPL) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3325 per share payable September 1, 2011 to common shareholders of record on August 16, 2011.... more

Energen Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors of Energen Corporation (NYSE: EGN) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 13.5 cents per share payable September 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on August 15, 2011.... more

Chevron Announces Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today declared a quarterly dividend of seventy-eight cents ($0.78) per share, payable September 12, 2011, to holders of common stock as shown by the transfer records of the Corporation at the close of business on August 19, 2011.... more

Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund Declares Dividend

On July 27, 2011, the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.043 per share of beneficial interest, payable on August 25, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 11, 2011. The ex-dividend date is August 9, 2011. The previous dividend declared in June was $0.043 per share of beneficial interest.... more

Kaydon Corporation Raises Third Quarter Dividend

Kaydon Corporation (NYSE: KDN) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a 5.3 percent increase in its regular quarterly dividend, to $.20 per share from $.19 per share. The dividend is payable on October 3, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 12, 2011. The indicated annual dividend rate will now be $.80 per share. This is the fifth consecutive year in which the Company has increased its quarterly dividend.... more

2 New Entrants for the Market's Hottest Dividend Sector

Avoid Orchid Island CapitalTheStreet.com's Debra Borchardt has raised numerous red flags on Orchid Island, including: A history of lawsuits against the company's management Conflicts of interest between the company and its manager Multiple name changes and a delisting of its manager Investors are shying away from the IPO, which was supposed to be completed Friday. In response, the share offering was cut in half and the IPO postponed until later this week. Click here to read her article.... more

2 Beverage Dividends to Buy and 1 to Avoid

One of the primary advantages of being in the beverage sector is the high barrier to entry. With few, but very large, companies occupying the soda, juice, and coffee space, investors have come to expect a certain level of consistency when it comes to earnings growth and dividend payments. Even the worst economic times won't put a major dent in the bottom line of the majority of the beverage sector, since consumers are going to be thirsty no matter what. That type of consistency makes two companies in this sector an attractive purchase for income-seeking investors. On the other hand, another company could be playing with fire by paying out a quarterly dividend.... more

12 Dow Stocks With Strong Dividends

A dividend boost of a large-cap stock rarely goes unnoticed by investors. The stocks that raised their dividend payouts become more promising to dividend investors since their dividend yields also increase. Moreover, a recent dividend growth may indicate the robustness of the company's financials and suggest further increases in dividend yields down the road. Hence, many stocks with recent dividend boosts not only have decent potential upsides but also are appealing to dividend investors who seek some inflation protection. We provided a list of 12 Dow Jones Index companies which have either increased dividend payouts in the past few months or announced an increase in payouts in the next quarter. The market data are sourced from Fidelity. These 12 stocks returned 8.39%... more

Fool's 2011 All Star Dividend Portfolio

We have reached the time of year that the all star games are occurring. Manchester United, one of the most storied teams are playing the MLS All Stars and the heavyweights of MLB recently squared off with one another. We picked up on Ilan Moscovitz' idea of putting together an All Star Dividend portfolio. His criteria should please those looking for long term portfolios Companies with attractive dividend yields Make sure that those dividends are both sustainable and have potential for growth Diversification is key, particularly during uncertain times -- don't be too exposed to any one sector Lastly, it sure doesn't hurt when your portfolio enjoys the backing of other savvy investors with strong track records Ilan restricted his choice to those that not only earned the maximum... more

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company Announces Dividend

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (Nasdaq: “PWX”) announced that, at its regular quarterly meeting on July 27, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of $.04 per share on the outstanding Common Stock of the Company, payable August 24, 2011 to shareholders of record on August 10, 2011.... more