Dividends are alive and well and getting back to normal. At least that is what the data for the first six months of the year would indicate. The following is a brief update on the dividend actions or inaction's of the 500 companies in the Standard and Poors Index for calendar year 2010.

Dividend taxes may be going up, but corporations show no signs of opting for share buybacks as opposed to dividend hikes. With US corporations literally rolling in cash flows, we expect more dividend hikes over the remainder of the year.

Source: Rising Dividend Investing

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