Telus Corporation increases dividend

Telus Corporation Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5825 Canadian per share on the issued and outstanding Common shares payable on January 2, 2020 to holders of record at the close of business on December 11, 2019

Emerson Electric increases dividend

The board of directors of Emerson (EMR) today declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of fifty cents ($0.50) per share of common stock payable December 10, 2019 to stockholders of record November 15, 2019. This is a $0.01 increase over the previous dividend.

In fiscal 2019, Emerson completed 63 consecutive years of increased dividends per share and announced a 4-cent increase for 2020.

Oasis Midstream Partners increases dividend

Oasis Midstream Partners declared the quarterly cash distribution of $0.515 per unit for 3Q 2019, an approximate 5% increase from 2Q 2019.  OMP distribution coverage for 3Q 2019 was 2.0x. Distribution coverage exceeded the top-end of 3Q 2019 guidance of 1.8x to 1.9x. Good distribution coverage leaves rooms for additional increases. Looking good.

Since I own 70 shares of OMP, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $7.00

New purchase : Lazard Ltd.

Added 10 shares of Lazard Ltd. (LAZ) at $37.89 per share. I now hold 40 shares of LAZ

Progress update: October 2019

Progress update for October

Quote	2018	2019	Change %
Telia Company	51.32	57.48	+12.00%
Realty Income Corp	7.23	7.82	+8.16%
The Coca-Cola Company	17.92	19.41	+8.31%
Telus Corporation	19.53	21.41	+9.63%
Chimera Investment Corp	34.29	43.91	+28.05%
Main Street Capital	14.47	15.98	+10.44%
Prospect Capital Corporation	11.54	11.88	+2.95%
Bank of Nova Scotia	16.54	17.95	+8.52%
W.P. Carey Inc.	30.57	41.44	+35.56%
Chatham Lodging Trust	13.32	13.60	+2.10%
LTC Properties	12.53	12.77	+1.92%
New Residential Investment Corp	66.06	67.20	+1.73%
EPR Properties	7.66	10.00	+30.55%
AGNC Investment Corp	10.01	13.02	+30.07%
Altria Group	20.52	34.48	+68.03%
Iron Mountain	16.00	33.97	+112.31%
Total	349.51	442.32	+20.83%

Status update: October 2019

Dividends received in October :

Bi-Annually:

•  57.48€ from Telia Company (TELIA)

Quarterly:

•  21.41€ from Telus Corporation (TU)
•  43.91€ from Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)
•  17.95€ from Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) 
•  41.44€ from W.P. Carey Inc. (WPC) 
•  19.41€ from The Coca-Cola Company (KO)
•  67.20€ from New Residential Investment Corp (NRZ)
•  34.48€ from Altria Group (MO)
•  33.97€ from Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM)

Monthly:

•     7.82€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   15.98€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.88€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)  
•   13.60€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   12.77€ from LTC Properties (LTC) 
•   10.00€ from EPR Properties (EPR)
•   13.02€ from AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)

This makes it a total of 422.32€ in dividends in October. Last year I received 349.51€ dividends in October. This is a +20.83% increase in dividends. Extremely good progress

AbbVie increases dividend

AbbVie is announcing today that its board of directors declared an increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from $1.07 per share to $1.18 per share beginning with the dividend payable on February 14, 2020 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2020. This reflects an increase of approximately 10.3 percent, continuing AbbVie's strong commitment to returning cash to shareholders through a growing dividend. Since the company's inception in 2013, AbbVie has increased its quarterly dividend by 195 percent. AbbVie is a member of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index, which tracks companies that have annually increased their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years.

Since I own 21 shares of ABBV, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $9.24