With interest rates declining in the second half of 2025, dividend stocks are gaining renewed attention. A 3% or higher dividend yield now compares favorably with high-yield savings accounts — even ...

Here’s a look at three high-quality dividend-payers, plus two monthly and two high-yield options that may suit your investing needs in 2026. If the recent run-up in growth stocks has made your ...

I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got: What ...

Despite the huge stock melt-up during the shortened holiday week, many on Wall Street are nervous heading into the end of the year. With the Federal Reserve meeting this week to discuss lowering ...

Reinvest those profits back into the business. Return profits in the form of a dividend. Return profits in the form of a buyback. Today we are going to focus on dividends. We will show how payment of ...

Dividend Kings underperformed SPY in 2025, up 4.47% vs. SPY's 17.7%, but select Kings outperformed the index. Twenty-two Dividend Kings are identified as both potentially undervalued and offering long ...

The best dividend stocks can build a fortune for you while you sit back and watch. Some of the most phenomenal dividend stocks, however, are often overlooked. Here are four dividend stocks, with one ...

ETFs based on established stock indexes have notched solid annual gains for a number of years. The proliferation of covered call ETFs have led to huge dividends but NAV erosion and market price drops ...

Dividend-paying stocks in the U.S. stock market got off to an unexpectedly strong start in January 2026. Tallying up the dividend-payers' metadata for the month, we find the year-over-year number of ...

After a successful transformation, Cardinal Health could decide to aggressively raise its dividend. Chevron's newfound focus on shareholder value may make the oil giant's shares a more substantial ...

Lowe's, NextEra Energy, and Realty Income each have long dividend-growth track records. Philip Morris International has raised its dividend each year since going public. United Parcel Service may be ...

Even a cursory look at the stock market's more dedicated dividend growers shows a lot of bullish sentiment among not just investors, but Wall Street's research community. Little wonder why. When a ...