Intel Corporation (INTC) Dividend Increase Announced on March 23, 2017

Intel Corporation (INTC) raised its dividend by 5%.  Thanks to dividend reinvestment and the dividend increase, my next dividend payment on June 1 will be 6% higher than my first one in December of last year.  In addition, I have experienced a very small increase in the value of my shares since I purchased INTC in August of last year.

INTC recently announced the acquisition of Mobileye, a driverless car technology company.  Mobileye has a lot of videos on their YouTube channel, including this one:  http://bit.ly/2nJabNy.

J P Morgan Chase and Co (JPM) Dividend Increase Announced on March 21, 2017

My next dividend payment next month will be about 17% higher than my first one one year before, which is a big increase, but it is partly due to the fact that there have been two dividend increases since.

The recent dividend increase was about 4%, and it took place only three quarters after the previous increase.  While my income from JPM is up in a big way since my purchase, the value of my shares has increased considerably as well.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) Dividend Increase Announced on March 7, 2017

QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) has announced a dividend increase of about 8% for dividend payments after the March payment.  As a result, I estimate that my June payment will be about $5.29, which will be about 11% higher than the first payment one year before, thanks to the increase and thanks to dividend reinvestment.  There will still be one more payment this month at the previous rate.  While the quarterly payments have increased, the price of the stock has enjoyed a moderate increase.

QCOM sponsors an annual innovation competition in Wisconsin.  Details about the competition can be found at this link:  http://bit.ly/2mAZdsO.

Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Dividend Increase Announced on March 1, 2017

Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) has announced a huge 21% increase in its quarterly dividend.  As a result of the increase as well as the dividend reinvestment for all securities in my portfolio, the next dividend payment will be 24% higher than the first one, just 9 months before.   While the dividend income from BBY has grown very nicely, the price of the stock has grown very nicely as well during the time I have held it.

BBY's stock price is currently about where it was near the end of 2013, which is when this article about BBY's Innovate or Die Retail Strategy was in the spotlight.  http://bit.ly/2ldEhIv

Average monthly income February 28, 2017, up 2.2% month over month

My average monthly income going forward is slightly higher than the goal amount for this month, thanks mostly to many stocks increasing their monthly payouts in February.  This is not something that will happen in March, when very few if any of my investments will raise their dividends.

In the past month, there has been a significant increase in the average monthly income going forward from $66.52 to $68.01, an increase of 2.2% since January 31.  Here are some of the changes that made it happen:

Corning Incorporated (GLW) raised its dividend by 15% on 2/1/2017.

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) raised its dividend by 4% on 2/2/2017.

The GEO Group Inc (GEO) raised its dividend by 8% on 2/6/2017 after failing to raise the dividend for the previous payment.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) raised its dividend by 7% on 2/7/2017.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) raised its dividend by 11% on 2/7/2017.

Wyndham Worldwide Corp (WYN) raised its dividend by 16% on 2/15/2017.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) raised its dividend by 7% on 2/16/2017 after failing to raise the dividend for the previous payment.

Eaton Corp. (ETN) raised its dividend by 5% on 2/22/2017.

Kohl's Corporation (KSS) raised its dividend by 10% on 2/23/2017.

In addition, the following securities paid dividends which were reinvested, resulting in a higher monthly payment going forward:  ABBV, CAT, ETN, OHI, T, VZ, and WRK.

Ticker	Shares	Avg Monthly Dividends	One Year Ago	% Change
AAPL	5.073	$0.96	$0.88	9.62%
ABBV	9.440	$2.01	$1.79	12.28%
ADM	12.443	$1.33	$1.24	6.67%
ADNT	1.000	$0.00	$0.00
AMGN	3.058	$1.17	$1.02	15.00%
AMP	5.111	$1.28	$1.14	11.94%
BA	4.134	$1.96	$1.50	30.28%
BBY	16.368	$1.53	$1.25	21.74%
BG	9.165	$1.28	$1.16	10.53%
CAH	7.042	$1.05	$0.91	15.99%
CAT	7.340	$1.88	$1.88	0.00%
CCL	11.159	$1.30	$1.12	16.67%
CMI	5.172	$1.77	$1.68	5.13%
EAT	10.207	$1.16	$1.09	6.25%
EMN	7.187	$1.22	$1.10	10.87%
ETN	9.327	$1.87	$1.77	5.26%
GEO	15.548	$3.63	$3.37	7.69%
GILD	6.075	$1.05	$0.95	10.64%
GLW	27.667	$1.43	$1.25	14.81%
HOG	12.342	$1.50	$1.44	4.29%
HPQ	37.626	$1.66	$1.56	7.02%
INTC	14.166	$1.23	$1.23	0.00%
IP	13.520	$2.08	$1.98	5.11%
JCI	10.059	$0.84	$0.97	-13.79%
JPM	8.218	$1.31	$1.21	9.09%
KSS	11.381	$2.09	$1.90	10.00%
LM	16.349	$1.20	$1.09	10.00%
M	12.389	$1.56	$1.49	4.86%
MPC	16.395	$1.97	$1.75	12.50%
NGVT	2.000	$0.00	$0.00
OHI *	15.870	$3.28	$3.02	8.77%
PFE	15.271	$1.63	$1.53	6.67%
PRU	6.213	$1.55	$1.45	7.14%
PSX	6.093	$1.28	$1.14	12.50%
QCOM	9.236	$1.63	$1.48	10.42%
R	10.252	$1.50	$1.40	7.32%
T	15.944	$2.60	$2.55	2.08%
TGT	7.116	$1.42	$1.33	7.14%
UNP	6.150	$1.24	$1.13	10.00%
VIAB	12.248	$0.82	$1.63	-50.00%
VZ	10.344	$1.99	$1.95	2.21%
WFC	10.146	$1.29	$1.27	1.33%
WHR	3.035	$1.01	$0.91	11.11%
WRK	15.507	$2.07	$1.94	6.67%
WYN	7.096	$1.37	$1.18	16.00%
TOTAL		$68.01	$63.62
Overall annual increase in dividend payments				6.92%
Overall dividend yield -- reinvested				3.06%
Approximate annual growth rate including reinvestment and increases				10.19%
Annual growth rate needed				11.90%
Behind goal rate by				-1.71%
* The OHI "one year ago" data has been corrected due to its quarterly increases.
The January and February data were actually "one quarter ago", which did not .
match the data in the rest of the table.