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Altria Group Increases Dividend 7.3%

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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Building a High Dividend Yield, Low Beta Income Portfolio (Part 1)

For income investors wanting to go it alone, they should consider creating a portfolio of high dividend stocks with low beta.  This type of portfolio will provide a risk to reward profile during times of uncertainty in the markets.  By adding the component of a bullish outlook to the low beta stocks indicates these stocks …

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