This is OLD NEWS -- from the SEPTEMBER QUARTER -- but what I want to ask you is.... did anyone get a 15% pay increase last year - or this year?
Here's your lowly McDonalds giving you a 15% pay increase... and this is another aspect that you want to look for in dividend payers.... the DIVIDEND INCREASE over time. Because this means they're making money - and it covers you for inflation!
I am NOT pushing McDonalds - it just happens to be a stock I own so I can use it as an example.
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McDonald's Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share of common stock payable on December 15, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2011 . This represents a 15% increase over the Company's previous quarterly dividend rate and brings the fourth quarter dividend payout to over $700 million.