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Dividend Stocks
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.
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13 companies including Kinder Morgan and J.M. Smucker put a smile on income investors' faces this week by announcing improvements to their dividends.
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Walgreen, Cummins and ConocoPhillips all are among the most recent companies to raise their quarterly payouts.
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Growth's all the rage right now, but long-term investors know what it takes to win a 40-to-50-year race: dividends. Here are five juicy sources.
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These three companies do dole out some of their money to investors ... but still have left way too much cash sitting on the sidelines.
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Late June's beating of high-yield assets has mercifully ended, but a few big dividend payers still are trading at attractive prices. Here's a look.
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Megatrend investments usually require years if not decades to play out, but these five particular stocks offer investors some sizable income for waiting.
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Duke Energy led an otherwise slow week of companies announcing a higher payout to their regular dividends.
