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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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Recent Dividend Stocks Articles
5 Defensive Plays for Long Term Investors
Look to these five solid dividend stocks as a defensive measure in your portfolio to handle the ups the downs of today's market.
278 Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 10-Year Treasurys
Thinking about diving into Treasurys for yield? With 10-year bonds at all-time lows, you might be better off in some of these 278 stocks yielding better than T-Notes.
5 Under-the-Radar Dividend Divas
You likely interact with these companies regularly, even if you don't know it. But what you should know is that all five low-profile names are dependable dividend stocks.
Dividend Play: Replacing ConEdison with ONEOK Partners
ConEdison is a dividend stock with limited future returns, and as such is being replaced with Oneok Partners for the long term.
My Favorite Sector for Summer: Utilities
Portfolio growth ultimately doesn’t pay the bills; income does. Utilities offer safe dividends, and could even outperform if Europe's foot-dragging continues.
3 BDCs Worth Exploring for Yield
Income investors who aren't familiar with business development companies should better get to know them -- starting with these three.
12 Bond-Busting, Market-Beating, Dependable Dividend Stocks
These 12 stocks have hiked dividends for 25 years, pay more than the 10-year T-Note and are outperforming the S&P 500 year-to-date.
Not Quite Time to Bargain-Hunt in MLPs
Yields are improving, but the risks remain too high to jump in just yet.
How to Generate $1,000 Per Month in Dividends
The goal of every dividend growth investor is to create a portfolio which throws off a sufficient stream of income that pays their expenses.
4 Important Dates for Dividend Investors
Knowing the important dates around a company's dividend will help investors better know their rights, such as whether they're even entitled to a payout.
16 Companies Increasing Dividends This Week
Clorox, Northrop, Safeway are among the otherwise rough market week's top payout performers.
Top 10 Dow Dividend Stocks
Just in time for summer, we've got market volatility! Investors wanting to shrug off the headlines should consider piling into these elite Dow income stocks.
Be Careful Chasing Higher Yielding Stocks
Just because a stock's dividend yield is low is not a reason to chase a higher dividend yield if the stock is still solid and can produce down the road.
9 Solid Companies Increasing Dividends
These 9 companies raised dividends last week and are worth a strong look into your dividend income portfolio.
12 Companies Increasing Dividends
This week's list of payout performers include a railroad giant, a semiconductor titan and a major hotelier.
Invest in the Future: T. Rowe Price Dividend Stock Analysis
T Rowe Price is in the business of managing money, and with a baby-boomer generation working hard to retire, the potential for dividend growth at TROW is strong
Pity Poor Pitney and Bowes — a 10% Dividend But Zero Hope
Pitney Bowes reported a drop in earnings and slowing revenues, and the company will have a hard time coming up with a plan to increase either metric. Sell time?
2 Big-Box Dividends, 1 Easy Choice
The stocks of Best Buy and Wal-Mart provide a prime example of how two similar-looking dividend yields are far from equal.
Don’t Get Caught Chasing a Dividend!
What’s the easiest way to find a stock with a 10% dividend yield? Find a stock yielding 5% and watch its price get cut in half. Don't let this happen to you.