It's been a bigger-than-average year for special dividends. These one-time payouts have jumped a whopping 49% year to date through September (Q3), to 559 from 375.
Paid separately from a company's regular recurring (if any) dividend, special dividends are typically larger than normal dividend payouts.
Following are the six special dividends announced during the week ending Dec. 12, 2014.
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Amid six years of near-zero interest rates, income-hungry investors have increasingly turned to dividend-paying stocks.
Companies have taken note by sweetening distributions. This year is on track to set a milestone for total dividend payouts.
Forty dividend stocks boosted payouts last week, including Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and General Electric (NYSE: GE).
Following are 25 notable hikes from the week ending Dec. 12.
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Stocks that pay dividends continue to reward investors with new payout hikes and special dividends heading into 2014's final stretch. As a result, this year is on pace to be a record-breaking one for payouts.
Last week, 52 companies hiked payouts and eight announced special dividends.
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Stocks that pay dividends continue to dish out payout hikes and special enrichments to reward investors. In fact, dividend increases are forecast to be in the double digits this year.
That would make 2014 the third year in a row dividends have risen by 10% or more.
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In addition to payout hikes, another way dividend-paying stocks reward investors is with special dividends - and they're on the rise.
Twenty-seven companies announced special dividends over the last three weeks. Payouts ranged from a few cents to several dollars.
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Dividend investing news, Nov. 10, 2014: The S&P 500 is on pace to break more dividend records this year...
Q3 marked the first quarter in which total payouts surpassed $90 billion. And Q4 is likely to beat last quarter's milestone.
It's still a perfect time to look for more opportunities in dividend-paying stocks. Interest rates will remain low for months.
Money markets and CDs pay next to nothing. Stocks that sport attractive and growing dividends, many with yields high enough to compete with bonds, are the best option for income seekers.
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Stocks that pay dividends are once again ramping up payout increases and special enrichments.
Last week 75 companies sweetened payouts, including Visa, AbbVie, and Halliburton. In addition, five companies announced special dividends and three declared stock dividends.
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Dividend investing news: As we enter the final quarter of 2014, here's a look back at the robust dividend activity in Q3.
According to data from S&P Dow Jones Indexes, 563 companies raised, restored, or approved extra dividends in Q3. That's up 18.5% from last year's Q3 tally of 475. And dividend boosts in Q4 2014 are expected to trump Q3's activity.
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Last week's Dow Jones Industrial Average performance is yet another reason to buy dividend-paying stocks. Market volatility moved the index nearly 1,000 points.
Ned Davis Research shows that stocks that pay dividends tend to fall less than broader markets during corrections.
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Dividend investing news, Oct. 6, 2014: Investors continue to flock to dividend stocks amid nearly six years of a near-zero interest rate environment.
But with rising rates on the horizon, high yield is becoming increasingly less important than dividend growth potential.
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Income-hungry investors continue to pile into stocks that pay dividends amid a persistently yield-challenged environment.
The S&P 500 is on track to turn in a dividend record in Q3, with the July-September period set to boast the largest combined dividend payment ever by S&P 500 companies, at more than $10 a share.
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Dividend investing news, Sept. 15, 2014: Last week Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) hiked its quarterly dividend $0.05, or 20%, to $0.30 per share.
RCL has been paying dividends without interruption, and steadily boosting them, since its first distribution of $0.07 per share paid on March 29, 1996.
Following are the 20 other dividend stocks that raised payouts during the week ending Sept. 12.
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Most people invest in companies hoping to catch a stock on the upswing - and bring in mega-returns for themselves in the process. But what if you found a company that could rack up mega-returns even if its stock price stays flat?
That's the situation with the high-yield dividend stock Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO).
Here’s why this is one of the best dividend stocks you can buy…
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