Checking in on Dividend Aristocracy
September 24, 2014 at 11:30 AM EDT
Despite the usual summer slowdown, dividend growth among U.S. companies is on pace for another banner year. Over the year ended June 2014, buyback and dividend expenditures combined reached a new record high of $865.9 billion, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Although 61.6% of that $865.9...