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Many investors overlook the importance of steady income. No matter your investment profile, dividends provide stable growth with consistent payments that accrue and compound over time. If you plan to retire wealthy, you need stocks that will pay you to own them. Our investment analysts highlight the stocks with the highest yields, uncover those increasing their payouts and evaluate the highly regarded Dividend Aristocrats, plus much more. Read on to find out how you can profit from investing in dividend stocks.

Recent Dividend Stocks Articles

McDonald’s Leads 8 Dividend Stocks Increasing Payouts

Last week we saw eight dividend stocks in restaurant, life insurance, homebuilder and other sectors increasing their dividend payouts.

Cummins Named Top 10 Dividend Stock (CMI)

Cummins has been named as a Top 10 dividend stock according the most recent Dividend Channel with a yield of nearly 4%.

3 Preferred Stocks to Replace Low-Yield Bonds

Preferred stock pays higher dividends than bonds. These three preferred stocks are some of the most solid you can find.

PG or JNJ Stock: Which Is Best for Dividend Investors?

PG and JNJ stock may look alike to many investors, but based on price, diversification and other aspects, one is clearly better.

3 ETFs Delivering Double-Digit Dividend Yields

High-yielding stocks with solid fundamentals have been few and far between, but look no further than these three ETFs for huge dividend yields.

3 High-Yielding Dividend Duds to Ditch

These three dividend stocks have seen their yields skyrocket, but their market price and cash flows have continued to fall in lockstep.

4 Reasons Cisco Stock Is Perfect for Dividend Investors

Cisco stock isn't generally talked about as a great dividend investment, but it certainly should be.

3 Reasons To Buy QCOM Stock

Sure QCOM stock got beat up after earnings, but with a dividend that keeps growing and plenty of long-term growth opportunities, it's a clear buy right now.

Weyerhaeuser: Buy This Monster-Sized REIT (WY)

WY's Buy of Plum Creek will make into THE timber REIT. The time to buy Weyerhaeuser stock is now.

CenturyLink: CTL Stock Is Perfect for Income Investors

CTL stock dividend is not only sustainable but has plenty of room to grow as the company's fundamentals improve.

Kraft Heinz Tops 13 Dividend Stocks Increasing Payouts

NVIDIA and Six Flags also got in on the dividend-raising action, rewarding their investors a little more this quarter.

COP Stock: Is ConocoPhillips a Good Investment?

Low oil prices have battered this oil giant, but it's also made for a leaner, meaner COP stock.

XOM Stock: ExxonMobil Revives after Recent Selloff

The oil giant has moved quickly off its recent lows to a more reasonable level for a strong, well-managed company.

AT&T vs. Verizon Stock: Which Comes Out on Top?

AT&T and Verizon stock used to be similar plays in telecom, but the past year-and-a-half has seen the two companies' paths diverge.. So which one is the better play these days?

Is Dividend Stalwart Kinder Morgan (KMI) Turning Into a Loser?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) stock is down considerably, and in its desperation KMI has been forced to finance its much needed big projects at higher expenses. Is Kinder Morgan still a dividend kingpin?

3 Dividend Stocks That Will Survive the Oil Panic

You can ride out the oil sector's slumps and bumps with these three dividend stocks -- even if oil continues to be problematic.

6 High-Yield MLPs Paying Out 6% to 16%

The recent rout in MLPs hasn't been good for current investors, but it does offer new money some opportunity for outrageously high yields.

Retirement Savings: Fixed Annuities vs. Dividend Stocks

Fixed annuities and dividend stocks are both effective methods of generating retirement income, but each has pros and cons you should know about.

Starbucks Tops 9 Dividend Stocks Increasing Payouts

Among the bevy of big name dividend stocks increasing payouts were an iconic coffee seller, several large-cap industrial dividend stocks, an insurance giant and two brokerage firms.