Welcome to the JUNE edition of my DivGro 2.0 newsletter! The June Newsletter provides a quick market recap, an overview of my DivGro portfolio (as of 31 May 2024), and four new top-10 lists of Dividend Radar stocks.! Also, check out some photos from our South African trip. In May, I opened one new position, increasing the number of positions in DivGro to 76. Of these, 69 are dividend growth [DG] stocks, three are dividend-paying stocks, and four are closed-end funds. By convention, I label stocks with dividend increase streaks of five or more years DG stocks ..read more

On 11 June, Realty Income (O) increased its monthly dividend by 0.19%, from 26.25¢ to 26.30¢ per share. The dividend will be paid on 15 July to shareholders of record on 1 July. The ex-dividend date is 1 July. O's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $1.50 to $789.00 ..read more

Lowe's (LOW) increased its quarterly dividend by 4.55%, from $1.10 to $1.15 per share. The dividend will be paid on 7 August to shareholders of record on 24 July. The ex-dividend date is 24 July. LOW's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $20 to $460 ..read more

Realty Income (O) increased its monthly dividend by 2.14%, from 25.70¢ to 26.25¢ per share. The dividend will be paid on 14 June to shareholders of record on 3 June. The ex-dividend date is 3 June. O's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $30.40 to $329.60 ..read more

In this series, I rank a selection of Dividend Radar stocks and present the 10 top-ranked stocks for further research and possible investment.  This month, I'm presenting candidates with 5-year earnings growth rates and 5-year trailing total returns above 17%. These screens produce candidates with strong total return prospects. I own only three of the ten candidates in my DivGro portfolio ..read more

Welcome to the MAY edition of my DivGro 2.0 newsletter! This edition comes in two parts because I have more transactions to cover than I normally do. Part 1 covers the April market recap and an overview of my DivGro portfolio, including April's sell transactions. Part 2 covers my April buy transactions and presents this month's top-10 lists of Dividend Radar stocks. In February, I decided to increase my investment in stocks with higher dividend growth rates (and lower dividend yields). Such stocks tend to produce superior total returns.  To support this change, I recently updat ..read more

Northrop Grumman (NOC) increased its quarterly dividend by 10.16%, from $1.87 to $2.06 per share. The dividend will be paid on 12 June to shareholders of record on 28 May. The ex-dividend date is 24 May. NOC's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $30.40 to $329.60 ..read more

Main Street Capital (MAIN) increased its monthly dividend by 2.08%, from 24¢ to 24.5¢ per share. The dividend will be paid on 15 July to shareholders of record on 8 July. The ex-dividend date is 8 July. MAIN's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $12 to $588 ..read more

RTX (RTX) increased its quarterly dividend by 6.78%, from 59¢ to 63¢ per share. The dividend will be paid on 13 June to shareholders of record on 17 May. The ex-dividend date is 16 May. RTX's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $16 to $252 ..read more

Apple (AAPL) increased its quarterly dividend by 4.17%, from 24¢ to 25¢ per share. The dividend will be paid on 16 May to shareholders of record on 13 May. The ex-dividend date is 10 May. AAPL's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $4 to $100 ..read more