12 Stocks Raising Their Dividend

Dividends4Life submits: Virtually everything in this world can be placed into a few basic categories. This is especially true for Dividend Stocks when looking at their historic performance and expectations for the future.

Dividends4Life submits: You can’t spend earnings! At first glance, this seems like an odd statement, possibly even incorrect. However, it is not only correct, but an important axiom for all types of investors.

Dividends4Life submits: Virtually everything in this world can be placed into a few basic categories. This is especially true for Dividend Stocks when looking at their historic performance and expectations for the future.

By Arie Goren:In general, companies in the application-software industry do not pay dividends. Among the 142 application-software companies in the Yahoo Finance list, only 12 companies pay dividends. Nevertheless, there are few companies in this industry that pay good dividends and regularly raise their dividend payment.In this article, I tried to determine which of the four best dividend-yielding application-software stocks, traded in the U.S., is the most attractive for dividend-seeking investors.

By Arie Goren:In general, companies in the telecom services industry pay good dividends. Among the 25 telecom services - domestic companies in the Yahoo Finance list, 13 companies pay dividends. The average yield of these companies is 5.10%, while the whole technology sector has an average yield of 3.34%.In this article, I tried to determine which of the nine best dividend-yielding telecom services - domestic stocks, traded in the U.S., is the most attractive for dividend-seeking investors.

By Arie Goren:While the semiconductor industry has been viewed primarily as a growth sector, in recent years several industry players have emerged as appealing income plays for yield-seeking dividend investors.In this article, I tried to determine which of the eight best dividend yielding semiconductor stocks, traded in the U.S., is the most attractive for dividend-seeking investors.

Scott's Investments submits:When considering a dividend stock, yield is often the first number we consider. While yield is an essential component of any dividend stock, dividend growth and the sustainability of dividends should also be high priorities when selecting dividend stocks.