Better High-Yielding Dividend Stock: Realty Income vs. Pfizer

Dividend stocks are a great way for investors to generate passive income that can be more reliable and predictable than investing in stocks for pure appreciation. While there are no guarantees in the stock market, investors who carefully analyze a company's cash flows and earnings should be able to get a pretty good idea of whether a company can keep paying its dividend, and if it is poised to gradually increase its quarterly dividend each year.