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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.
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This may be an extremely undervalued REIT with the possibility to return three or four times your investment, in addition to the dividend.
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IBM has done well by shareholders, but it could have done even better if it put more of its cash into dividend payout than into stock buybacks.
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Big energy, big beverage and big media are the top payout performers.
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Don't be tempted by the juicy payouts offered by these three well-known names. Those big dividends mask a lot of bigger problems.
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Dividend payout ratios are at record lows, and these seven companies are some of the worst dividend-lowballing offenders.
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Apartment REITs are an overlooked portion of the REIT market at a time when demand for apartments is surging.
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If your portfolio is living and dying by growth, the global economy might zing you. Protect yourself with these five foreign dividend strongholds.
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Anyone with a retirement portfolio should have at least one eye turned to Wall Street's top group of blue-chip dividend stocks.
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BP, Cisco, Lorillard and MasterCard were among the top payout performers for the trading week of Feb. 6-10.
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While foreign telecoms aren't as stable as the industry would indicate, several stocks in the sector offer fantastic payouts, and even some growth potential.
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Buying these utilities now, during Valentine's week, gets you a "free gift with purchase" -- a dividend payout as if you'd held them all of last year.
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These six energy plays come with monster dividend yields -- but some require big risks, and others will need a little time before jumping in.
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There's more to investing than sitting on sleepy dividend payers. Get a little more aggressive by targeting these mid-cap high-growth dividend stocks.
Fed’s Promise Means Boom Time for MREITs
Thanks to the Fed promising years of low interest rates, these trusts -- traditionally great fixed-income plays -- look even safer than ever.
17 Companies Increasing Dividends
Broadcom, CME Group, Mattel, Marathon and Tupperware are among this week's top payout performers.
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These three stocks aren't currently big payout providers, but their growth bodes well for future dividend increases -- and even capital gains.
6 Top Dividend Stocks for February
This month, our experts have targeted six dividend stocks they believe can provide stable, sizable income -- and in some cases, even capital gains.
