TransAlta Corporation (TSX:TA) (NYSE:TAC) today announced that it has added a Premium Dividend(TM) Component to its existing Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the Prior Plan). The amended and restated plan is called the Premium Dividend(TM), Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Common Share Purchase Plan (the Plan).
The Plan provides eligible shareholders of TransAlta with two options, [...]
Yahoo has an article trumpeting DRIP..
Dear Dr. Don,
How do I find out more information about dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP, investing?
– Con Compounding
Dear Con,
Dividend reinvestment plans are an easy way for an investor who owns shares of a company stock to reinvest the quarterly dividend payments paid by that company. I own some shares of [...]
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Another our DRIP holding paying out today..
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Feb 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — TransCanada Corporation CA:TRP -0.02% TRP +0.36% (TransCanada) today announced that the Board of Directors (Board) of TransCanada declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per common share for the quarter ending March 31, 2012 on the Company’s outstanding common shares, [...]
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An interesting article to read on the other side of the fence of DRIP investing…
At a Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) shareholder meeting several years ago, Berkshire Vice-Chairman Charlie Munger responded to a question about the very personal nature of investing by posing the rhetorical question: “If economics isn’t behavioral, then what the hell is it?”. With [...]
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One of our favourite DRIP cadidate MFC just dished out their quarterly dividend to the investors.
TORONTO, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK:945
Manulife Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors today announced a quarterly shareholders’ dividend of $0.13 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the [...]
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I previously wrote an article about Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) to review its performance and the impact of both dividend reinvesting and periodic stock purchases. Over the long run, these activities, with the right stock, can really pay off. After 40-plus years, a small initial investment and periodic purchases can transform into a million-dollar position.
Dividend [...]
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Residual income is a much more valuable asset to a long term investment strategy than gains that occur only once. After a single investment yields regular returns, you are able to strengthen your position at no additional cost by placing the returns back into the company. Companies with valuable dividend stock provide regular returns without [...]
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January 6, 2012 | Comments (8)
Last June, I invested my money equally in a selection of 10 high-yield dividend stocks. Those names offer triple the yield of the average S&P 500 stock. You can read all the details. Now let’s check out the results so far.
Company
Cost Basis
Shares
Yield
Total Value
Return
Southern $39.71 25.0818 4.2% $1,127.18 13.2%
Exelon $41.82 23.818 5.1% $982.49 (1.4%)
National Grid $48.90 20.3693 5.8% $972.63 (2.4%)
Philip Morris [...]
January 10, 2012 12:43 ET
AltaGas Ltd. Announces Monthly Dividend
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – Jan. 10, 2012) -
AltaGas Ltd. (“AltaGas”) (TSX:ALA) today announced that the January dividend will be paid on February 15, 2012, to holders of record on January 25, 2012, of common shares. The ex-dividend date is January 23, 2012. The amount of the dividend will [...]
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Reuters Jan 9, 2012 – 10:55 AM ET | Last Updated: Jan 9, 2012 11:03 AM ET
By Jon Cook
TORONTO • Canada’s famously conservative banks, hit last week by a high-profile downgrade, may still be the least-bad option for Canadian investors in what could be another ugly year for stock markets.
The financial sector, [...]
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