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Here’s a bit of good news, wrapped in the obligatory negative headline. This is from the Colorado Springs Business Journal. This talks about what we already knew, here in Colorado Springs we are holding steady.

The real drama is playing out on the coasts and in the rust belt.

Housing permits drop below 1991 levels

Single-family permits in northeast, midwest and western regions of the country are below their respective 1991 levels, and the South is well on its way to a similar decline.

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This is the sixth post in the Dividend Increases series.

I think dividend-investing is one of the few free lunches left in investing. Most people looking for higher returns are often confronted with persistent market volatility, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. The strongest driver behind my investing in dividend-paying stocks is the steady and growing income stream that accompanies the strategy, but without the baggage of market volatility.

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