DivGro

On October 1, Accenture (ACN) increased its dividend by 4.91%, from $1.63 to $1.71 per share. The dividend is payable on November 13 to shareholders of record on October 13. ACN’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $33.92 to $725.04.

Welcome to the August edition of DivGro 2.0‘s monthly newsletter!  Every month, I write a market recap and a summary of my DivGro portfolio as of the previous month’s last day. I also summarize transactions that affected DivGro’s projected annual dividend income [PADI]. DivGro contains 56 positions. Of these, 48… Read More »August 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to the July edition of DivGro 2.0‘s monthly newsletter!  Every month, I write a market recap and a summary of my DivGro portfolio as of the previous month’s last day. I also summarize transactions that affected DivGro’s projected annual dividend income [PADI]. DivGro contains 55 positions. Of these, 48… Read More »July 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to the September edition of DivGro 2.0‘s monthly newsletter!  Every month, I write a market recap and a summary of my DivGro portfolio as of the previous month’s last day. I also summarize transactions that affected DivGro’s projected annual dividend income [PADI]. DivGro contains 57 positions. Of these, 49… Read More »September 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to the October edition of DivGro 2.0‘s monthly newsletter!  Every month, I write a market recap and a summary of my DivGro portfolio as of the last day of the previous month. I also summarize transactions that affected DivGro’s projected annual dividend income [PADI]. DivGro contains 57 positions. Of… Read More »October 2026 Newsletter

I’ve been building a new quality scoring system that rates dividend stocks on a 10-point scale across nine weighted factors.  Each factor blends qualitative expert assessments from independent sources with quantitative financial metrics, such as payout ratios, growth rates, and leverage.  The goal is a single, defensible number that captures… Read More »9F Dividend Quality Scores: Factor 4 – Earnings & Revenue Growth

I’ve been building a new quality scoring system that rates dividend stocks on a 10-point scale across nine weighted factors.  Each factor blends qualitative expert assessments from independent sources with quantitative financial metrics, such as payout ratios, growth rates, and leverage.  The goal is a single, defensible number that captures… Read More »9F Dividend Quality Scores: Factor 3 – Financial Strength

I monitor dividend announcements for more than 1,200 dividend-paying stocks and report on them in a weekly article series published at Seeking Alpha. This week, 7 stocks in my database announced dividend increases. Tracking dividend announcements and auditing the safety profiles of the companies announcing them lets me target high-conviction… Read More »Dividend Announcements: September 19-25, 2026

This monthly article series identifies 10 Dividend Growth Stocks for further research and possible investment. This month, I considered dividend growth [DG] stocks with dividend growth streaks of at least 25 years, a 5-year dividend growth rate of 8% or higher, and trading no more than 5% above my fair… Read More »10 Dividend Growth Stocks: September 2026