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Happy Monday!

Today, I’m going to share 10 dividend growth stocks that just increased their dividend payments.

On top of this, I’ll break down the most important stock market news of the past week, such as the US Federal Reserve’s decision to start cutting rates.

Let’s do this!

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The Key Story

10 Dividend Raises You NEED To Know

Watch the video above to get an updated stock analysis on each of the companies mentioned. Here is the list below:

• $TXN - Texas Instruments declares $1.36/share quarterly dividend, 4.6% increase from prior dividend of $1.30.

• $TMUS - T-Mobile US declares $0.88/share quarterly dividend, 35.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.65.

• $JPM - JPMorgan Chase declares $1.25/share quarterly dividend, 8.7% increase from prior dividend of $1.15.

• $MSFT - Microsoft declares $0.83/share quarterly dividend, 10.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.75.

• $PM - Philip Morris International declares $1.35/share quarterly dividend, 3.85% increase from prior dividend of $1.30.

• $O - Realty Income declares $0.2635/share monthly dividend, 0.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.2630.

• $VICI - VICI Properties declares $0.4325/share quarterly dividend, 4.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.4150.

• $HES - Hess declares $0.50/share quarterly dividend, 14.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.4375.

• $VZ - Verizon declares $0.6775/share quarterly dividend, 1.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.6650.

• $LRCX - Lam Research declared $2.30/share quarterly dividend, 15% increase from prior dividend of $2.00.

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Notable Dividend Cut

MPW Stock Tanks, Multiple Dividend Cuts

This news released over the past month, but offers a story about how dividends don’t always go up. Poor business performance, will inevitably lead to dividend cuts.

• $MPW - Medical Properties Trust declared $0.08/share quarterly dividend, -46.7% decrease from prior dividend of $0.15.

MPW has seen 2 dividend cuts in the past year, each over 45%. This is due to a deeply unsustainable dividend payment based on free cash flow.

Stock Market News

Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years

• Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

• CNBC Article Breaking Down The News

My Thoughts:

The 50 basis point cut is more than the widely expected 25, signaling a more definite reduction. This leads to speculation that the FED may be bearish and think the risk of a recession is real, after multiple poor job reports. So what does this mean for stocks?

The trend of lower rates will start to incentivize investment into higher risk assets, such as stocks. The risk free rate of return is now lower, making it less attractive. This will slowly shift the incentives of how investors and capital allocators plan to use their money.

That said, rate cuts are typically used in poor economic times as a form of stimulus. Historically, they have been correlated to times of economic weakness and recessions. That has lead to high losses in the immediate aftermath of a rate cut. Will this time be different?

The History Of Markets After First Rate Cuts:

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— Zach

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