Want to Earn a Cool 5.4% Annual Dividend Yield and Get Paid Monthly? Buy This High-Yielding Stock That's Increased Its Dividend for Three Decades.

Who wouldn't want to make passive income each month with very little risk or work involved? Dividend investing offers this opportunity, but like most things in life, it's not as easy as it appears. Investors still need to make sure that the companies paying the dividends are well-run, have a good dividend track record, and are generating enough free cash flow and enough earnings to not only pay their dividends each year, but also raise them, which will help keep pace with inflation.Want to earn a cool 5.4% annual dividend and get paid monthly? There aren't too many stocks that offer a higher dividend yield, and that also have paid and raised the dividend for more than three consecutive decades.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool