General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 10, 2022

Using a Rising Dividend Strategy to Outpace the Cost of Living

Lippman, Carol Milius
Carol Milius Lippman, CFA, is Principal and Portfolio Manager at Dearborn Partners, L.L.C. She began her career at A.G. Edwards in 1980 analyzing equity securities in a number of industries. During her tenure, she was instrumental in creating reports explaining prudent equity investment principles, equity education programs, and a number of successful investment strategies. One of the most successful strategies, known at A.G. Edwards as the Diversified Stock Income Plan (DSIP) was initiated in November 1993 and forms the foundation for the Dearborn Partners Rising Dividend strategy. Ms. Lippman has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. She is past president and member of the Board of Governors of the St. Louis Society of Financial Analysts and the CFA Institute. Ms. Lippman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University. In August 2011, Ms. Lippman left a successor firm to A.G. Edwards and became a partner at Dearborn Partners to pursue her passion of helping investors through financial advisers implement sound investment principles and participate in the long-term wealth-building potential of the stock market. In 2018, Ms. Lippman, her co-portfolio manager Michael Andelman, and director of sales Richard Seitz purchased Dearborn from the founding partners. Profile
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TWST: Please begin with a brief introduction to Dearborn Partners, with a view to your strategy and your role there.

Ms. Lippman: Dearborn