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Get a 10% Dividend Yield with Combined Special and Regular Dividend Payout

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Watsco, Inc. (WSO) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $5.00 per share, totaling approximately $172 million, and a quarterly cash dividend of 62 cents per share, both payable on October 31, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2012. Watsco has paid dividends for over 35 consecutive years and …

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DSW to Pay $2.00 Special Dividend

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DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW), a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer, announced that its Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share, totaling approximately $91 million. The special dividend will be paid on October 26, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 16, 2012. This special dividend is in addition to the Company’s …

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Get an 11% Dividend Yield from this Private Equity Company

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Kohlberg Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: KCAP) is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in mid market, buyouts, and mezzanine investments. It focuses on mature and middle market companies. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, Kohlberg Capital reported total investment income of approximately $9.5 million, as compared to approximately $6.1 million for the three months ended June 30, …

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Magic! It’s a 50% Dividend Distribution Policy

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Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (NASDAQ: MGIC), a global provider of software platforms for enterprise mobility, cloud applications, and business integration, announced today that on September  4, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to adopt a policy for distributing dividends, subject to any applicable law. According to this policy, each year the Company will distribute …

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Altria Group Increases Dividend 7.3%

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Altria Group, Inc. (MO) announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase Altria’s regular quarterly dividend by 7.3% to $0.44per common share versus the previous rate of $0.41 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 10, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 14, 2012. The ex-dividend date is September 12, 2012. The new annualized dividend rate …

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Companies with Bullish Outlooks Increasing Dividends

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The following companies have announced recent dividend increases.  These companies are all rated Bullish or better by their consensus equity summary score. HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) announced its 66th consecutive quarterly cash dividend and the 16th consecutive year of dividend increases.  HCC’ has declared a regular cash dividend of $0.165 per share, a 6.45% increase on …

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The Best MLPs to Own Now

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Many of the blue-chip dividend payers are hitting new 52-week price highs.  This is concerning as when price increases, yields will fall.  Because of the soaring popularity of blue-chip dividend payers, more investors are turning to master limited partnerships (MLP).  These are pass-through entities that must pay at least 90% of their taxable income to …

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