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 January, I provided predictions for 9 dividend growth companies that have historically announced annual payout increases in the first half of February.
In addition to the 9 companies for which I gave predictions, there were five other dividend growth companies that announced their annual dividend increases. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) announced a 4.5% increase to an annualized rate of $1.40, giving the company a