Charles Schwab (SCHW) will raise its quarterly dividend by 16.7 percent to $0.07 per share in 2016. It's the first dividend increase since 2008, when Schwab hiked its dividend by 20 percent from $0.05 to $0.06 quarterly.

The Charles Schwab Corporation is financial services provider. The company's products and services include brokerage accounts, corporate retirement plans, banking accounts, and management of client assets. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of wealth management, securities brokerage, banking, money management, custody, and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including a selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank provides banking and lending services and products.