Chasing the Yield
Investing for income through dividends and distributions
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Why Dividend Income Investors Sleep Better During Market Crashes
When the stock market falls 30%, the financial media goes into overdrive. Headlines focus on trillions of dollars in lost market value. Television commentators speculate about recession risks and investor sentiment. Brokerage account balances shrink, wiping out years of gains on paper. Investors who depend on capital appreciation measure their progress by rising asset prices.…
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The Portfolio I’d Build at 25, Knowing What I Know Now
I was never comfortable with investing in the stock market. It always felt like gambling to me because I could not understand what caused a stock to go up or down. I was a fan of passbook savings accounts when I was a kid though. And while it wasn’t explained to me then, putting money…
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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) increases dividend by 6.8%, its 63rd consecutive annual increase
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a seven percent increase in the company’s regular annual cash dividend from $6.44 to $6.88 per share. The increase is effective with the fourth-quarter dividend of $1.72, which was declared today, and is payable on October 9, 2026, to holders…
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Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) cuts dividend by 31%
Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) (the “Company”) today announced results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. The Company reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026 of approximately $2.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted common share. Funds from operations (“FFO”) and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) for the three months ended June 30, 2026 totaled…
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Clorox (CLX) increases dividend by 0.8%, its 49th consecutive annual increase
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared an increase to its quarterly dividend from $1.24 to $1.25 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable August 28, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 12, 2026. Clorox has a…
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Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) increases dividend by 23%, its 46th consecutive annual increas
On July 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTBI) increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.65 per share beginning with the October 1, 2026 payment to shareholders of record on September 15, 2026. This represents an increase of 22.6% in the quarterly cash dividend. “We are pleased to have…