Annual General Meetings don’t usually tell us a lot, but it is still worth keeping track of the impressions they leave.

A strong performance in FY 2024 saw earnings and dividends per share come in slightly above what I’d been hoping for.

Fiducian Group (ASX:FID) has more than tripled dividends over the last decade, and directors have been buying shares.

These four companies are businesses I want to own for the long term (and I’d like to own more of, at the right price).

Fiducian Group (ASX:FID) has reported record results in FY2021 and continues to increase dividends to shareholders.

Statutory earnings per share (EPS) rose 7% to 17.1 cents while underlying EPS improved 12% to 20.4 cents mirroring NPAT growth…