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Dividend-paying growth stocks and covered call ETFs provide opportunities to generate income even in a declining stock market.

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After a career that spanned two decades of experience at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley, I gained an institutional perspective on dividend stock investing. My tenure across these ...

There's a lot to like about the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, such as its low expense ratio (annual fee) of just 0.05% -- which will cost you just $5 per year for each $10,000 you have invested ...

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Looking for high-yield dividend stocks? Here are 10 of the highest paying dividend stocks right now that income investors may want to consider.

Dividend stocks make for an essential long-term component of any portfolio, since dividend-paying stocks have historically performed better during market downturns.