Mergent Inc.

• Dividend Achievers: Seeking Total Return with Dividend Stocks

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  August 1, 2010

  You'd be hard-pressed nowadays to find anyone with a muted view of dividend stocks after the past decade's performance.Consider the returns produced by the Mergent...

• A Disciplined Approach: Dividend Achievers

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2009

  Research Dividend Achiever's Index As tracked by Mergent Inc., these companies have increased annual regular dividends for at least the past 10 consecutive years while meeting certain...

• Dividends Gain Appeal

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2008

  If your clients' stock portfolios aren't earning their desired returns, it might be time to start focusing on dividends. Consider this statistic: between 1999 and...

• High-Yield Advantage

  By Robert Scott Martin  |  July 1, 2006

  Companies continue to demonstrate how and why their top priority is long-term shareholder income, and business-data provider Mergent has made a name for itself over...