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Cash-generating companies often have the flexibility to invest, return capital to shareholders, or navigate downturns. The best of these businesses not only accumulate cash but deploy it strategically for growth.

The pitch sounds clean: park $40,000 across three high-yield dividend names — Altria (NYSE: MO), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), and Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) — and collect $4,800 a year in passive income. That math requires a 12% blended yield, which is where dividend cuts usually live. These three stocks are legitimate income workhorses, but ... Want $4,800 in Annual Passive Income? Invest $40,000 Into These 3 High Yield Dividend Stocks

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Altria (NYSE:MO) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 beverages, alcohol, and tobacco earnings season.

With 56 consecutive years of dividend growth and a 5.9% yield, Altria stands out as one of the top dividend stocks to own.

It's getting tougher to find S&P 500 dividend stocks that make any sense anymore. Thanks to skyrocketing stock prices, the S&P 500's yield is now less than 1%. Meanwhile, the yield on Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF is up to nearly 4%.

These three dividend stocks combine strong yields with resilient businesses.

The Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHD) sells the most appealing pitch in income investing: take the highest yielders in the S&P 500, filter for the calmest fifty, collect monthly checks. Over the last five years that pitch delivered 36% in total, or roughly 6% annualized. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ... SPHD’s High Dividend Low Volatility Promise Has Returned Just 6 Percent Annualized While the S&P 500 Doubled It

The Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHD) sells the most appealing pitch in income investing: take the highest yielders in the S&P 500, filter for the calmest fifty, collect monthly checks. Over the last five years that pitch delivered 36% in total, or roughly 6% annualized. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ... SPHD’s High Dividend Low Volatility Promise Has Returned Just 6 Percent Annualized While the S&P 500 Doubled It

Dividend growth among Kings accelerated to 3.71%, with notable increases from W.W. Grainger, Parker-Hannifin, and RLI Corp. Read more on Dividend Kings here.

Altria (MO) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Altria (MO) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Here is how Altria (MO) and Tyson Foods (TSN) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Here is how Altria (MO) and Tyson Foods (TSN) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

The Dividend Harvesting Portfolio reached a record $39,166.48, up 43.47% on invested capital. Read the full analysis here.

iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY) is one of the older income-focused funds on the market. The question for owners is simple: can the income stream hold up? DVY pays variable quarterly distributions sourced from dividends of roughly 100 U.S. companies screened for payout history and yield, and it currently throws off a trailing yield of ... Why Retirees Keep Buying This Dividend ETF After 22 Years of Payments

iShares Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY) is one of the older income-focused funds on the market. The question for owners is simple: can the income stream hold up? DVY pays variable quarterly distributions sourced from dividends of roughly 100 U.S. companies screened for payout history and yield, and it currently throws off a trailing yield of ... Why Retirees Keep Buying This Dividend ETF After 22 Years of Payments

If you are wondering whether Altria Group at around US$73.90 offers solid value or if the easy money has already been made, this article walks through the key signals that matter for you as a shareholder or potential buyer. The stock has returned 1.1% over the past week, 10.5% over the past month, 28.9% year to date and 32.4% over the past year, with multi year returns of 109.4% over three years and 121.5% over five years. Recent news coverage around Altria Group continues to focus on its...

If you are wondering whether Altria Group at around US$73.90 offers solid value or if the easy money has already been made, this article walks through the key signals that matter for you as a shareholder or potential buyer. The stock has returned 1.1% over the past week, 10.5% over the past month, 28.9% year to date and 32.4% over the past year, with multi year returns of 109.4% over three years and 121.5% over five years. Recent news coverage around Altria Group continues to focus on its...

The company's revenue rose by more than 5% in Q1, but that doesn't mean the business is going in the right direction.

The company's revenue rose by more than 5% in Q1, but that doesn't mean the business is going in the right direction.