The Dividend Daily

We are covering four dividend stock announcements today. We have three dividend increases and one cut to report. Alexandria Equities-$101.76 (ARE) have raised their annual dividend payout to $3.20 from $3.12. Their dividend yield at this current stock price is 3.14%.  W.P. Carey (WPC) raised their annual dividend payout to $1.95 from $1.93. Their dividend yield at this current stock price is 6.15%. Lastly, for the bad news, Fifth Third Bancorp has cut their annual dividend payout to $.60 cents from $1.76. Their dividend yield at this current stock price is now 5.50%. Be sure to do more research and get started building your nest egg with some of these names and names from our previous posts. Over the last 80 years, Dividends have accounted for over 41% of the market’s total returns. Annualized, that amounts to 4.4% of extra return each year. To put it in dollars-and-cents terms, consider this: An investment of $10,000 over that stretch of time would have grown to $1,013,000 without dividends. With dividends kicked in and reinvested, however, that same sum would have been worth a whopping $24,113,000 by the end of the period. Take control of your retirement and long-term goals and don’t forget to re-invest those dividends. Become a Dividend Millionaire! And don’t forget to check out our complete list of the Best Dividend Stocks. Also, get ready for the new Dividend.com site format. There will be lots of stuff we will be reporting daily, as we are determined to put the best stock research out there that anyone can understand and hopefully become financially fit from. Have a great weekend everybody! Dividend.com

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