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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
JNJ May Provide Some Relief in a Correction
Health care stock Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is one of the few bargains dividend stock worth buying now.
10 Dividend Achievers Offering Income Growth and Capital Appreciation
Dividend achievers are stocks that have increased distributions for at least 10 consecutive years, and are some of the best income investments now.
5 High Yield Dividend Stocks Raising Distributions
5 high yield dividend stocks increasing payouts include EPD, PAA, SJR, CVS and LNT.
Unilever NYSE:UL a Top Dividend Stock to Buy Now
Unilever PLC NYSE:UL is one of your best stock picks if you're a dividend yield investor.
7 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy on Dips
These 7 dividend aristocrats are value investments to buy on the dip, including Walmart WMT and Exxon XOM.
8 Dividend Stocks Likely to Raise Yields in 2011
Check out some high yield blue chips that are predicted to raise distributions in 2011.
5 Utility Stocks to Sell
High yield dividend stocks are attractive right now, but these utility sector investments are bad buys despite dividends.
6 Top Consumer Dividend Stocks
Consumer stocks and dividend investments are on the rise, and here are six top picks.
2 Primo Dividend Stocks to Buy
Fast-food king McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and real estate trust Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) are paying generous dividends.
Best & Worst Dividend Moves of 2010
Find out which companies rewarded investors with generous dividend increases and which companies disappointed with their scrooge-like behavior.
5 Dividend Stocks That Could Trump the Dow
In addition to providing a steady stream of income, these dividend stocks should easily outpace the Dow in the new year.
Beware the Tax Trap of Year-End Distributions in Mutual Funds
Mutual fund families save the bulk of their capital gains and dividend income payouts until the end of the year, making these payments to all shareholders of record as of a certain date, regardless of how long they have owned the fund. Shareholders are then responsible for paying taxes on those distributions.
5 Stocks Raising Dividends Last Week
Five big name stocks increased their dividend yield this week, including much-maligned conglomerate General Electric (NYSE:GE).
5 Top Dividend Stocks for December
If you're looking for high yield dividend stocks to protect your portfolio, check out our top dividend stocks for December.
Top 10 Dow Dividend Stocks
High yield dividend stocks offer guaranteed paydays — a key selling point during the exciting recent months we’ve seen on Wall Street.
5 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
These top dividend stocks have high yields and can help cushion your portfolio from a bumpy economy.
6 Stocks Raising Dividends Last Week
High yield dividend stocks continue to be in favor with investors, as we brace for the pending inflation and shake-up in bonds that is sure to come from a weak dollar in the wake of the Fed’s newest round of “quantitative easing.”
Buy This Dividend Stock on a Pullback
We are raising our target on Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) and suggest buying the dividend stock on a pullback.