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Investing in solid and essential companies can provide reliable dividends to passive income investors for years and even decades. The defensive sectors, such as the utility sector, have been under pressure, with both the costs of borrowings rising and seeing risk-free rates as more attractive income alternatives. That said, the one feature that these companies can deliver is dividend growth ove...

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is off to a good start this year +8.98%, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is performing even better +10.39%. The top 10 stocks on the watchlist for April 2024 offer a 3.61% dividend yield, more than double the S&P 500. My top 10 list of high dividend yield stocks has generated an annualized rate of return of 16.32% since its inception in November 2020.

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MILWAUKEE , March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) announced today that Michael Hooper, currently president and chief operating officer of Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource (NYSE: NI), has been named president of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, effective April 1, 2024. "We're fortunate to have Mike join our senior leadershi...

With the broader market focused on the future potential of artificial intelligence, traditional value stocks such as regulated utilities are currently attracting little to no interest.

I love owning companies with a proven track record of rewarding shareholders with rising dividend payments. WEC Energy Group's total operating revenue fell as its non-GAAP diluted EPS surged higher in Q4. The electric and gas utility has the balance sheet and cash flow needed to carry out its five-year capital plan.

Nineteen new dividend increases reported, including two dividend kings: Consolidated Edison and Black Hills Corporation. Companies that regularly raise their dividends perform better than those that do not.

Vanguard's High Dividend Yield ETF had a modest gain of 0.75% to start 2024, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust gained 1.59%. The top 10 stocks on the watchlist for February 2024 offer a 3.55% dividend yield, more than double the S&P 500.