ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WRIT’s Board of Trustees announced today a quarterly dividend of $.4325 per share to be paid on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on September 14, 2010. This is WRIT’s 195th consecutive quarterly dividend at equal or increasing rates. WRIT dividends have remained equal or increased for 48 consecutive years. WRIT is a self-administered, self-managed ...

Ultra-low interest rates, slumping real estate values and cuts in dividends by supposedly blue-chip stocks rocked by the recession have been tough on many investors.

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The Canadian energy trust yields a juicy 9.1%.

The Canadian energy trust yields a juicy 9.1%.