SO - Expected Dividend Increases In April 2020 (Hopefully)
My, oh my. What a difference a month makes. In last month's article, we discussed how dividend growth slowed and there may be an economic slowdown. This month, it is a completely different story. The coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic has spread and the economic impact has been unlike anything I have ever seen. The impact on individuals, small businesses and corporations is changing on a daily basis. For many companies, they are rethinking their 2020 strategic visions and changing their dividends and capital strategies on the fly. It will be tough to predict the expected dividend