ITW News and Press, Illinois Tool Works Inc. From 09/22/19

Another month is in the books and 2019 continues to fly by at a record pace. Baseball season is winding down and football season is starting up again. Plus, we are approaching fall, which is my wife's favorite season. It'll be even more special now that we can celebrate it with our daughter fo...

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 However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date.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...

Introduction This article series is designed to keep investors informed of upcoming dividend increases. For dividend growth investors, this can be an opportunity to start or add to positions prior to a new increased payout. This can be especially important for retirees who live on dividend c...

When the market as a whole enters a rally like this, it can be difficult to take a deep breath and begin trimming certain positions as the thrill of rapidly increasing portfolio balances offers a temporary high. If you follow a strategy that is similar to mine then you know that I remain cauti...

The big story last week was obviously the declines in software and momentum stocks. The big story for the year has been the bond market and overall move in yields. With the steep decline in rates in the US and the move to negative rates abroad, there has been a lot of confusion in equity pos...

Overview In this article I present my first analysis of the Dividend Champions. The Dividend Champions are U.S. stocks that have grown their dividend for 25+ years in a row. This is a fairly select list as only 107 companies have successfully done so. This is out of the over 4,000 compani...

Millions of investors own stocks that regularly pay out dividends of varying amounts per share, but few are familiar with an elite class of dividend stocks known as Dividend Aristocrats. In this article, we'll break down exactly why Dividend Aristocrats are so attractive to investors and shar...

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Analysts Expect 9.68% To 30.79% Aristocrat Net Gains By September 2020 Four of the ten top Aristocrats by yield were verified as being among these top ten gainers for the coming year based on analyst one-year target prices. (They are tinted gray in the chart ...

I have not discussed Illinois Tool Works' ( ITW ) second quarter earnings. Earnings were released at the end of July and contain a lot of valuable information, even though the data is not that new anymore. Anyhow, the point of this article is not only to review these numbers but to show you ...

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 401k plan. The goal of my portfolio is to gene...