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While Baron Funds is renowned for its focus on seeking and delivering long-term capital gains for its investors, the firm also offers opportunities for income investors to supplement their asset appreciation with dividend-paying equities. In addition to Baron’s own funds that offer dividend income, the firm also included two dividend-paying companies among the four organizations featured the most recent Baron…

Quarterly dividend distributions might be sufficient for investors with other income sources that seek to build a portfolio balanced between income and capital gains, but investors that rely on a steady monthly income flow to cover their general expenses may prefer stocks that pay monthly dividends. Investors could try to create a portfolio mix of stocks that would mimic monthly…

Dividend Aristocrats are companies on the S&P 500 Index that have increased their annual dividend payouts for at least 25 consecutive years. While the basic definition is indeed rather simple and straightforward, there are many additional aspects of Dividend Aristocrats that investors should understand. Understanding the nuances and characteristics of which companies meet all the requirements of the Dividend Aristocrats…

High dividend blue chip stocks offer an easy and reliable way to build wealth and generate strong returns over extended periods of time. In an era of instant gratification, flash trading and promises of instant wealth by investing in the initial public offering (IPO) of the latest “unicorn,” tried-and-true investment methods of building wealth slowly over the long term still…

In the search for steadily rising dividend income payouts, as well as overall total returns, many investors can meet their needs by investing in Dividend Aristocrats. Dividend Aristocrats are S&P 500 companies with particularly long streaks of consecutive annual dividend hikes. In addition to being included as a component of the S&P 500 index, equities must have a current streak…