After falling by $43.8 billion in the first quarter of 2009, total quarterly dividend payments rebounded by $6.4 billion in Q1 of 2010 and another $19 billion during the first three months of 2011. In a recent Standard & Poor's news release, the company's senior index analyst, Howard Silverblatt, said, "If dividends were a paycheck, dividend investors would have received a 6.7% raise in the first quarter." However, Silverblatt does not believe that dividend levels will return to peak 2008 levels until 2013, so investors have much to look forward to during the next few years.
Dividend increases have been seen across the board in multiple industries as consumers return to the market and sentiment continues to improve. With strong operations and balance sheets, many companies are paying out more than $1 billion in dividends to their investors. In order to find a sustainable dividend, investors will often have to turn to blue chip stocks. Although many of these companies don't offer the desired 10% yield, they have a long history of increasing dividend payouts and providing long-term capital gains.
Source: Investopedia
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