Turning a familiar blue can into a steady income stream is a surprisingly straightforward math problem. With PepsiCo's current payout and share price, investors can calculate almost to the dollar how ...

The most common mistake income investors make is chasing the highest dividend yield they can find. A double-digit yield looks ...

Pfizer's 7% dividend yield ranks among the highest in the healthcare sector, nearly triple the average of the S&P 500. The payout ratio has improved to 89% from over 100% in recent quarters, but ...

Realty Income and BP have similar dividend yields, but their risk profiles are very different.