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 at the end of November, I provided predictions for 11 dividend growth companies that have historically announced annual payout increases in December.
In addition to the 11 stocks for which I gave predictions, two other companies also announced their annual dividend increases. Investment manager Franklin Resources (BEN) announced a 13% increase to 92 cents, giving the company a forward yield of 3.57% and utility Dominion Energy (D