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9 December 2022 I New York, NY The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.41 per common share, an increase of approximately 3% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. For calendar year 2023, this marks the fourth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All four changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 5.12% compared with December 31, 2022 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From
8 December 2022 I St. Paul, MN The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.53 per common share, an increase of approximately 4% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. For calendar year 2023, this marks the third dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All three changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 5.83% compared with December 31, 2022 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From
8 December 2022 I Houston, TX The board of directors of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.70 per common share, an increase of approximately 7.7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. For calendar year 2023, this marks the second dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. Both changes were increases. The average dividend increase is 6.75% compared with December 31, 2022 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From the
The board of directors of Merck (NYSE: MRK) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.73 per common share, an increase of approximately 5.8% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. For calendar year 2023, this marks the first dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. The average dividend increase was 5.8% compared with December 31, 2022 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From the press release: “Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United
Earnings drive stock prices over time. This simple truth is evident in the past century’s market performance. Over the past 100 years, both the S&P Composite index and S&P Composite index earnings gained about 6-7% per year. The profits, along with the market’s appraisal of the value of those earnings, rose and fell year-to-year. Sometimes, those swings in earnings and valuations were large, creating excitement and anxiety. What drove the earnings growth? Fortunately, we see an excellent and rational cause for the growth in earnings. As the chart below shows, we can trace growth in stock prices to economic growth
The board of directors of Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.45 per common share, an increase of approximately 20% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.375. Year to date, this marks the twenty-seventh dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-seven changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 8.25% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From the press release: “The board of directors also
Central Bank all in to fight inflation Markets signal inflation to fade Rates to push higher still Policymaker credibility key to fight Valuations more attractive. We remain cautious based on incoming data and enter the final quarter underweight risk assets.However, policy priorities seem to be having some positive effect on expected inflation, despiteupsetting financial markets. This is a difficult and complex environment, and we continue to followour tactical discipline in navigating a very unusual year. While we are not out of the woods yet,valuations are becoming better as are longer-run expectations for returns.
September 30, 2022 I Bethesda, MD The board of directors of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $3.00 per common share, an increase of approximately 7.1% from the previous quarterly dividend of $2.80. Year to date, this marks the twenty-sixth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-six changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.8% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From the
September 28, 2022 I Seattle, WA The board of directors of Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.53 per common share, an increase of approximately 8.2% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. Year to date, this marks the twenty-fifth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-five changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.83% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From the press
Investors have done well to heed Marty Zweig’s advice “Don’t fight the Fed” since he published his 1970 book, Winning on Wall Street. The idea has generally stood the test of time. The most recent two major recessions and market declines, those in 2000-2002 and again in 2007-2008, were preceded by Federal Reserve (Fed) policy tightening. So too were the recessions and bear markets of 1973-1974, 1980-1982, and 1991-1992. The 1987 market crash was, likewise, preceded by rising rates. In each case, efforts by the Fed to rein in inflation via tighter monetary policy proved effective in fighting inflation, but
September 20, 2022 | Redmond, WA The board of directors of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.68 per common share, an increase of approximately 10% from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. Year to date, this marks the twenty-fourth dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-four changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.82% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. For a complete list of all portfolio holdings that have, in the past 12 months, increased, decreased, or had no change in dividend, please contact your financial advisor. From the press release:
August 5, 2022 | Glenview, IL The board of directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.31 per common share, an increase of approximately 7% from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.22. Year to date, this marks the twenty-third dividend change for the Washington Crossing Advisors Rising Dividend portfolio. All twenty-three changes were increases. The average dividend increase was 7.74% compared with December 31, 2021 indicated levels. From the press release: “The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) authorized a seven percent increase to the dividend payout to shareholders, representing a quarterly
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