Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of April 12

Justin LawInvesting GroupFollow5ShareSavePlay(3min)Comment(1)SummaryA weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.Companies which changed their dividends.Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.Companies with upcoming pay dates.I do much more than just articles at The Dividend Kings: Members get access to model portfolios, regular updates, a chat room, and more. Learn More » PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images Introduction The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts. However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get outThis article was written byJustin Law19.71K FollowersFollowJustin Law has a Ph.D in Chemistry from Rice University and has earned the CFA Institute Investment Foundations certificate. He applies his knowledge to deep value and dividend paying stocks.Justin is a contributor to the investing group The Dividend Kings where he curates the Dividend Champions list, a monthly publication of companies with a history of consistently increasing their dividends.

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