The symbolic honorary title is presented on behalf of the Minister of Tourism, Transportation, Primary Sector and Culture as a token of appreciation to guests who visit Aruba between 10 - 20 and
more consecutive years.
Since 1985, if less than 20 % of companies that raised dividends for five or
more consecutive years were able to maintain that record for 25 years, it is quite clear that in the next 25 years a much lower percentage of Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers will be able to do so in the future.
The Dividend Aristocrats Index is comprised only of businesses in the S&P 500 that have paid increasing dividends every year for 25 or
more consecutive years.
A Dividend Aristocrat is a stock that has increased dividends for 25 or
more consecutive years.
This article marks the first of our Dividend Contenders series covering companies that have increased their dividend for 10 or
more consecutive years but less than the 25 years needed to be Dividend Aristocrats.
The Dividend Achievers Index is comprised of businesses with 10 or
more consecutive years of dividend payments.
The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) invests in so - called «dividend achievers,» or companies that have paid a dividend that has grown in 10 or
more consecutive years.
He recommends ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats (REGL), which «holds 46 companies that have raised their dividends for 15 or
more consecutive years,» noting that «dividend - growth focused ETFs remain appealing, particularly as the flight to safety has pushed down bond yields.»
Of course, the only thing better than a company that has grown its dividend 25 or
more consecutive years is a dividend king, like Coca - Cola (KO), which has one of the best payout growth track records in America -LSB-...]
This means the company has successfully increased their dividend for 25 or
more consecutive years.
Rallye Lexus was officially opened in October of 1989, and has since been honored with the «Elite of Lexus» Award for
more consecutive years than any other Lexus dealership in New York.
Following the 2017 - 18 school year, state law mandates the TEA must step in when a campus has failed or received a grade of «improvement required» for five or
more consecutive years.
ARS 15 - 537 outlines requirements for dismissal of teachers receiving the lowest performance rating (as defined in ARS 15 - 203) for two or
more consecutive years.
For instance, parents with children in schools identified as underachieving for two or
more consecutive years are guaranteed the right to obtain supplemental educational services such as private tutoring, paid for with their children's share of federal Title I funds.
All schools with at least 30 students in grades 3 — 10 in two or
more consecutive years will have standardized test score gains analyzed by state researchers.
If you teach older students, you might cut up the official record since 1887 and have each student draw a slip showing the records for four, five, or
more consecutive years.
If a school is rated a «D» or «F» for two or
more consecutive years, it becomes ineligible to accept new scholarship students.
Climate change is causing the widespread thawing and degradation of permafrost, subsurface soil or rock that remains frozen for two or
more consecutive years.
They cover companies that have increased dividend for 7 or
more consecutive years in the S&P Pan Asia Broad Market Index (BMI).
Not exact matches
Chinese direct investment in the European Union jumped by 77 per cent last
year to
more than 35 billion euros (US$ 38 billion), compared with 2015, while EU acquisitions in China fell for the second
consecutive year, according to the Rhodium Group.
«Idol,» which averaged
more than 30 million weekly viewers at its 2006 peak and ranked No. 1 for nine
consecutive years, averaged about 11 million last season (still enough by today's standards to land it in the top 20, but with fewer advertiser - favored younger viewers).
But
more important was the previous decade's economic boom, including four
consecutive years of 4.4 % or better real GDP growth.
If these increases occur, this will be the sixth
consecutive year in which Telus has increased its divided by 10 per cent or
more in what Entwistle calls a multi-
year dividend growth program, which remains a priority for the company.
The United States is currently expanding at its fastest pace in
more than two
years, having experienced growth of 3 percent or
more for two
consecutive quarters
The telecom company reported record low customer turnover rates, and marked its fifth
consecutive year netting 1 million or
more customers.
With a total market capitalization of
more than $ 24 billion, these 116 companies have raised
more than $ 1 billion in equity capital for five
consecutive years.
For the second
consecutive year, the company recorded a 20 % increase in revenues in 2011, to
more than $ 79 million, from sales of IT asset management, data security and computer theft recovery services.
Yet it's not, and the DevFacto workforce is
more engaged than ever: The firm has earned a spot on the 50 Best Small and Medium Employers (BSME) in Canada ranking for the third
consecutive year, and its average annual employee retention rate is 98 %.
Germany's biggest lender is to lift its 2017 pot of bonus cash to
more than 1 billion euros ($ 1.2 billion) despite registering a third
consecutive year of losses.
State and federal unemployment taxes, but only if (1) they pay wages to employees totaling $ 1,500 or
more in any quarter of a calendar
year, or (2) they employed at least one person during any day of the week during any 20 weeks in a calendar
year, regardless of whether or not the weeks were
consecutive.
His predecessor, Jim Skinner, had eight
years of
consecutive positive same - store sales growth, a nearly 50 % increase in revenue, and a
more than doubling of profits.
Between 2013 and 2016, Detroit - based Quicken Loans closed
more than $ 300 billion in home loan volume across all 50 states, and in 2016, for the seventh
consecutive year, earned J.D. Power's highest rating for client satisfaction among all U.S. mortgage lenders.
Thanks to
more use of paywalls, circulation revenue for papers recorded a second -
consecutive year of growth in 2013, rising 3.7 percent to $ 10.87 billion, according to the Newspaper Association of America.
For four
consecutive months, core inflation has hovered below 2 % and it has not visibly overshot 2 % for
more than 20
years, even during periods of unemployment, falling well below the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU).
The fact that the United States is now in the fifth
consecutive year of expansion and that unemployment is now at 4.4 percent doesn't seem to have made trade any
more popular.
While the young worker's portfolio performance still modestly outpaced inflation, the
more conservative retired investor experienced negative real returns on average for 16
consecutive years.
And the good news isn't limited to the U.S. Across the Pacific Ocean, China saw its producer price index (PPI) in December rise 5.5 percent, its fastest pace in
more than five
years and fourth
consecutive positive reading after 54 straight negative ones.
Top - ranked for both orthopedics and rheumatology for 26
consecutive years, HSS is an engine of research and innovation (112 inventions in 2016 alone), medical education (serving physicians in
more than 150 countries) and better patient outcomes (Net Promoter Score of 92).
2017.02.06 RBC captures
more than a dozen wealth management wins at 2017 Euromoney awards For an outstanding 10th
consecutive year, Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) captured top honours for private banking services in Canada in the 2017 Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey.
Finkelstein said his office believes Cruz should plead guilty to 34
consecutive life sentences to avoid a drawn - out trial and appeal process, which could last 20 or
more years.
For the first time in a
year, the ACCI - Westpac survey of manufacturing firms reported that
more firms expect to increase rather than decrease prices in the coming quarter, and for the second
consecutive quarter, the ABS Business Expectations survey reports a pick - up in expected price growth.
With a 6 % + yield,
more than 30
consecutive years of dividend growth, and the possibility that shares are 28 % undervalued, this is a compelling long - term dividend growth stock investment right now.
The ASP of smartphones has gone up by 19 % YoY for the second
consecutive year, indicating a change in buying trends as
more Indian customers are now opting for higher priced phones.
I can tell you for sure that people on parties will be
more interested in the guy who says «I have made $ 5,000 with Bitcoin in the last
year» then your story of buying a share of Johnson & Johnson and have a very safe dividend that will be increased every
year like the last 55
consecutive years.
Over 150 dividend stocks have increased their dividend for at least 20
consecutive years, significantly
more than the 51 Dividend Aristocrats.
After
more than two
years of
consecutive monthly passenger growth, Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport saw a slight dip in September, which executive director Ricky Smith attributed to the recent hurricanes hitting Florida.
With a track record of paying a dividend every
year since 1890, including
more than 60
consecutive years of payout increases, the company's reputation as a dependable income investment is well - earned.
Additionally, the part of the index covering prices showed a fourth
consecutive monthly rise, to its highest level in
more than five
years.
These companies have increased their annual dividend for 10 or
more consecutive fiscal
years.
«We are thrilled to be named as a Top Green Provider for the 5th
consecutive year, and thank Food Logistics for recognizing us yet again as being a partner that contributes to a
more sustainable food supply chain.»