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Buying dividend-paying stocks to hold for long periods is a relatively simple method for building wealth. That said, picking stocks most likely to maintain and raise their dividend payouts isn't

Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) dividend currently yields more than 6%. That puts the telecom giant's payout among the highest yields in the S&P 500, where the average is 1.5%.

However, while a higher-yielding

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) reported a jump in customers in the fourth quarter of 2023, potentially a sign that the company is back in growth mode. Travis Hoium covers that growth and some warning signs for

Adding to an already impressive run in recent months, shares of telecommunications company Verizon (NYSE: VZ) jumped on Tuesday, following the company's strong fourth-quarter report. That brought

How you think about Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) could depend on whether you see the proverbial glass of water as half-empty or half-full. For example, some will note that the telecom stock has

AT&T (NYSE: T) stock is gaining in trading. The company's share price was up 2.3% as of 2:40 p.m. ET, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Verizon published its fourth-quarter

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) stock is making big gains Tuesday following the publication of its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company's share price was up 5.8% as of 2:15 p.m. ET, according to data from

Shares of telecommunications giant Verizon (NYSE: VZ) jumped 5.7% through 11:30 a.m. ET after meeting analyst forecasts for Q4 earnings and beating on sales Tuesday morning.

Heading into its fourth

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro discuss why AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), despite very appealing high-dividend yields, are unlikely to

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has started generating more cash flow and is paying down debt, but is it enough for the stock to outperform the market in 2024?

In this video, Travis Hoium covers the company's

The telecommunications sector is ripe with competition, with products and services becoming increasingly commoditized. As a result, major players in the space are forced to compete on price -- a

In 2023, you could have done worse than investing in Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) stock -- but not much worse. The company was a notable laggard on the heavy-hitter lineup that is the large-cap

There isn't a lot of love for Disney (NYSE: DIS) these days. It has lost to the market for three consecutive years. Shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) also fell just short of the market's return in

Investors should buy stocks with a long-term mindset. The stock market is irrational. It does silly things and can lift shares of poor businesses while punishing good ones, sometimes for reasons not

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in. -- John D. Rockefeller

Dividends are an excellent way to build wealth. If you're out shopping for high-yield

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian compares Verizon (NYSE: VZ) to Altria Group (NYSE: MO) to determine which is the better buy for passive income investors.

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Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian discusses the importance of looking beyond the dividend yield when judging dividend stocks. Additionally, he determines which is the better dividend stock

The stock market has had a phenomenal year overall, but a lot of the market has been left behind. Gains have been concentrated among a few large stocks, while profitable slower-growth companies are

Telecom can be a good industry to invest in if you're looking for long-term stability and dividend income. But that doesn't mean you'll get great returns. Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is one of

Investors will likely remember 2023 as the year artificial intelligence (AI) found footing in the market. With the excitement generated by ChatGPT, investors have rushed into many prominent AI

Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Verizon (NYSE: VZ) stock by looking at its financial metrics and ability to sustain its robust dividend yield in the long term.

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When dividend stocks offer high yields, investors primarily take notice for a couple of reasons. One, they could find the yield enticing. A generous dividend, with respect to the share price paid

Owning a diversified portfolio of high-quality dividend stocks is a great way for investors to minimize risk and build a reliable stream of passive income. But to build a high-performance dividend

It hasn't been easy being a shareholder in Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). The networking and communications giant has been a poor performer.

The numbers don't lie. If you had invested $10,000

Many dividend stocks have sold off over the past year. Higher interest rates made lower-risk investments like bonds and bank CDs more attractive income-generating options. That weighed on the value