The Ring of Fire includes more than 450 volcanoes. It stretches for nearly 25,000 miles, running in the shape of a horseshoe (as opposed to an actual ring) from the southern tip of South America, along the west coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand.
Well, when IBM raised its dividend to $1.10 from $0.95 a year ago, that was a dividend hike of almost 16%. When the dividend went to $0.95 from $0.85 in 2013, that was a hike of almost 12%. And in 2012, the dividend hike to $0.85 from $0.75 was a payout raise of 13%.
About 72,000 workers had amassed $1 million or more in their 401(k) retirement plans at the end of 2014, according to Fidelity. That's nearly twice as many as in 2012 and almost five times as many as a decade ago.Many just made the mark: More than half of the 401(k) millionaires had balances of $1 million to $1.25 million at the end of 2014, while 39 percent had $1.25 million to $2 million; 9 percent had more than $2 million saved. Taking advantage of the company's matching contribution brought the average contribution for a 401(k) millionaire to $35,700 last year. 2  Most employers will match the money that you contribute in some way. 3  Don't leave this free money on the table.