Microsoft Raises Dividend 25%

Microsoft Corp. is trying to lift its stock price by boosting its dividend 25 percent,
the largest increase since the world's largest software maker started the quarterly
payments seven years ago.

The change announced Tuesday will boost Microsoft's dividend to 20 cents per share
from 16 cents per share. That topped a 23 percent, or 3 cents per share, increase
made on the dividend a year ago.
News Story at Yahoo Finance

I got 100, Helen's got 150.

I know you like those div stocks so the increase is good news I guess. Can't shake the fact that it is still trading at roughly the same price it did 5 yrs ago. Dividend, unaccompanied by stock appreciation, barely keeps up with inflation?

We hardly ever have as bad a 5 year period as the last 5 years.

Divdend Stocks do pay you a little while you wait.

Dividend paying stocks tend to do a little better than average.

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We didn't buy them 6 years ago.

Don't look good today, Helen's about even. If we get a bood bounce I may sell it.
Been checking out Windows 8 and it really sucks. 'Course it's beta and it might
work on tablets but the desktop is screwed. They reported a dip in OS sales,
maybe the PC isn't dead but the blush is off the rose.