• T. Rowe Price (TROW) increases dividend by 2.4%, its 40th consecutive annual increase

    T. Rowe Price (TROW) increases dividend by 2.4%, its 40th consecutive annual increase

     T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.  (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.30  per share payable on March 30, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 16, 2026 . The quarterly dividend rate represents a 2.36% increase over the previous quarterly dividend rate of $1.27…

  • Prudential (PRU) increases dividend by 3.7%, its 18th consecutive annual increase

    Prudential (PRU) increases dividend by 3.7%, its 18th consecutive annual increase

    As previously announced, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of outstanding Common Stock during the period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. In addition, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.40 per Common share, payable on March 12, 2026, to shareholders of record as…

  • PepsiCo (PEP) increases dividend by 4%, its 53rd consecutive annual increase

    PepsiCo (PEP) increases dividend by 4%, its 53rd consecutive annual increase

    The Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.355 per share of PepsiCo common stock, a 7 percent increase versus the comparable year-earlier period. Today’s action is consistent with PepsiCo’s prior year, previously announced increase in its annualized dividend to $5.42 per share from $5.06 per share, which began with the June 2024 payment. This dividend is payable on March…

  • January 2026 Portfolio Recap

    January 2026 Portfolio Recap

    Dividend investing works best when you largely ignore news headlines and focus on income durability. While markets had their usual short-term unpredictability dance, my portfolios quietly did what they’re supposed to do. Last month, annual income increased by $146, driven by dividend raises from Plains (+9.9%), Fastenal (+9.1%), and eleven other holdings. I don’t gamble…

  • Simply Safe Dividends analyzes 44 BDCs for possible dividend cuts

    Simply Safe Dividends is the service I use to analyze and determine stocks and funds. This week they released a great video that analyzes 44 Business Development Companies (BDCs) and the possibilities of which ones might cut their dividends soon. This video was created from a newsletter they issued earlier to members of their web…