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Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Ford (NYSE: F) to determine which stock is the better one to buy for passive income investors.

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If you're looking for high-yield dividend stocks, AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) might be on your list. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe break

Rising interest rates have put a lot of pressure on dividend-paying stocks over the past year. Higher rates make lower-risk income investments like bonds and bank CDs more attractive. That weighs on

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose to prominence on the back of its now sprawling e-commerce business, which has become not only the largest digital retailer in the U.S., but also the world. 

Yet one of the

Telecom stocks including AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) were all pulling back Friday on some surprising news. 

According to Bloomberg, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) currently offers a big-time dividend. The yield is up to an eye-popping 7%, following a roughly 30% slide in the stock price over the past year. That puts its payout several times

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is often considered a stable investment for conservative income investors. It's the largest wireless carrier in the United States, pays a high dividend, and has raised its payout

Telecom giants AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) are staples for many passive income investors, and for good reason. Both companies have a rich tradition of returning an outsize

The two leading U.S. telecom stocks, AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), came under significant pressure on Thursday. The source of this was a media article about the market entry of a

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) each pay a healthy dividend yield. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian picks his favorite dividend stock of the two.

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Investing in dividend-paying stocks is a great way to start collecting passive income. Since most don't cost that much money, you can steadily buy more shares as you have cash available to invest.

If you are looking to generate additional income or balance out your portfolio with some great dividend-paying stocks, there are many excellent options to choose from among the stocks in the S&P

There wasn't a whole lot to cheer about in Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) first-quarter earnings report, and management latched on to a very interesting metric to start its report.

"Company's total wireless

There has been no shortage of companies cutting dividends in the past year. That's just one way management teams have been scaling back their spending amid the current economic turbulence. But it

Depending on your investment goals, dividends may or may not be a huge factor in which stocks you purchase. Dividends can be powerful tools for investors, particularly for those approaching or in

Rising interest rates mean you can earn more money from a savings account at a bank these days. But in the long run, you're probably still better off with high-yielding dividend stocks because

Dividend stocks can be a great way to invest. Furthermore, building and regularly adding to dividend-paying stocks can generate passive income for retirement.

So let's have a look at two stocks with

U.S. telecom giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has struggled, ceding customers to competitors like AT&T and T-Mobile over the past several quarters.

Dividend investors got some good news when

A high yield is not enough to make a stock attractive for dividend investors. A generous dividend must be sustainable in good times and in bad. The post-pandemic global economy, marked by high

Verizon (NYSE: VZ), 3M (NYSE: MMM), and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) each pay a solid dividend to investors who own the stock. This video will highlight which of these three dividend stocks is the best to