ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 08/13/19

Investment Thesis Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) is a global diversified manufacturer with 7 different business segments. The company's revenue is well diversified globally, as it generates more than half of its revenue from outside the US. ITW is very well known company among dividend investor...

We are in the thick of summer everyone! Are the dividends coming in hot and heavy? We will have to see my article below. The market has been volatile lately, as well as dividend increases. Let's see my July dividend income results below. Dividend Income I received a total of $571.18 of d...

Looking back, July was a pretty monumental month for me. My daughter turned four months old, went to an in-home daycare for the first time, Cleveland hosted the MLB All Star Game, and it was my birthday! We talk about milestones on this website a lot. Although it wasn't an investing milestone,...

As my regular readers know one of my primary goals is to keep things simple. By keeping my investment plan simple I think it’s easier for me to carry it out and stick with it. And I’ve seen no evidence that more complicated investment plans are any more successful than simple one...

Introduction Welcome to my monthly update for my dividend growth portfolio. This article series covers my investing journey as a father of two towards my eventual retirement. Any specific stocks or amounts are particular to my self-directed 401(k) plan. The goal of my portfolio is to gen...

Introduction The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts, and the latest edition may be found here . However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date. Fu...

Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) is still proving itself to be an enduring company despite the lower results during the first two quarters of 2019. The consistent trend of its sales, complemented by the increase in efficiency as shown by the progressive movement of operating income and net income o...

GLENVIEW, Ill., Aug. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) authorized a seven percent increase in the dividend payout to shareholders, representing a quarterly increase of $0.07 per share – or $0.28 per share annually – ver...

Those of you who follow this series of articles know that I track the dividend increases of a variety of long-term dividend growth companies. Back in the end of June, I provided predictions for 9 dividend growth companies that have historically announced annual payout increases in July. Of the...

Another month is in the books here. July was a fun month for us. We celebrated some birthdays and some All Star festivities in Cleveland. As the summer heats up, so are the dividend increases. While overall dividend growth continues to slow in 2019 compared to 2018, Lanny and I continue to rec...