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Companies that regularly increase their dividend show confidence in their ability to grow earnings. I monitor dividend increases to identify candidates for further analysis.
In the last week, 28 companies on my watch list announced dividend increases, including three of the stocks I hold in my portfolio.
Part 1 of this article covered stocks in the Financials sector. This is Part 2, which covers the non-Financials.