Re: "I take it that these are stocks you already own- and maybe for many years, if not decades."
Yes, I've been dollar-cost averaging into most of them (along with others) for a LONGGG time. Every time the dividend rate approaches historic highs and/or the P/E historic lows, I throw a little more money into them.
RE: "BT... Now that could work at current price. Earnings increasing with dividends as back up support. I'll have to look further."
Yes, BT's got a nice dividend, relatively speaking. Of course, I bought when the yield was 7% to 9% in the mid- to late-1970's, and 4% to 6% in the early 1980's. The yield dropped down to 3% in 1986/87, before the crash, and then jumped back to about 6% in the late 80's and early 90's.
Recenly, the yield has been in the 3% range, but the 30% drop in the stock price bumped it up to about 4%. Given the fact that inflation is 1.5%, and the S&P 500 yields about 1.5%, 4% isn't too bad.
Best wishes,
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