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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

Hershey Is a Sweet Dividend Stock to Buy

Hershey's recent round of financials beat expectations and showed strong growth, and its recently-announced quarterly dividend puts yield at 2.4%.

5 Companies Increasing Dividends

Here’s a look at the latest crop of payout performers. See five dividend kings.

5 Companies Increasing Dividends

These companies prove that pleasing dividend payouts can come from just about any industry, and not just from well-known business behemoths.

7 Cash Cows for an Unsafe Market

Here are four favorite funds and three stock recommendations for investors looking for steady streams of solid income during these stormy times.

3 Midstream Oil and Gas MLPs to Buy for the Dividends

Play the oil and gas industry without all the fuel-price volatility by investing in master limited partnerships -- with attractive dividend yields to boot.

4 Large Tech Companies With Juicy Dividends

These four large tech companies pay decent dividends and could provide solid capital gains when the economy bounces back.

Dow Stocks With 4%-Plus Dividend Yields

These companies are among the biggest and the baddest, so you should be able to rely on their dividend rates to hold.

6 Companies Increasing Dividends

These dividend-happy companies come from a host of industries, including media, gold and even gardening.

High-Dividend Stocks Buffett Might Be Buying

In the wake of the recent downturn, Warren Buffett has been hunting for bargains. Here are our guesses as to which stocks he may be snapping up.

Dividend Keeper: Procter & Gamble

With a 3.5% yield, this stable stock is very attractive.

Lower Your Risk With Tobacco, Utilities and Brazillian Beer Stocks

What do tobacco, utilities and Brazilian beer all have in common? They each have a dividend stock worth snatching up while prices are low.

It’s Time to Choose Stocks Over Treasurys

The S&P 500's dividend yield has topped the 10-year note.

9 Companies Increasing Dividends This Week

Amid the chaos on Wall Street last week, there were a hefty number of companies that increased their dividends.

10 Companies Increasing Dividends

Kellogg just announced a 6% dividend increase, but they weren’t the only ones. See the latest list of payout hikes.

Top 6 Dividend Stocks for August

There is still time to make generous profits with safe, strong, dividend stocks before this bull has run its course. Here are six promising picks to consider.

7 Rewarding Dividend Growth Stocks

Are these the perfect dividend growth stocks? They pay above average yields and consistently grow distributions at least once per year.

12 Companies Increasing Dividends

The dividend parade continued last week with a dozen companies, including newspaper chain Gannett, upping their distributions.

4 Dividend Stocks Safer Than U.S. Treasuries

Currently, U.S. Treasuries are are regarded as the safest investment instrument in the world, but these four dividend stocks are safer.

3 Dividend Picks Primed for the Second Half of 2011

These three dividend stocks offer big income potential for the rest of the year.