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Here's an overview of the five top US dividend stocks, that pay above 3.5% and meet profitability and effectiveness criteria.

Bank stocks in general are yielding close to no dividends, but Canadian based TD Bank (TD) is not only America's Most Convenient Bank - it's also yielding a juicy 3.35% dividend, way above that of large US rivals.

Tobacco companies are great investments for income-conscious investors. Here's a look at one of the biggest names in the business, and why it's dividend is safe and will increase.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) sits on a 4.67% dividend yield. What does the future look like for this microelectronics giant and it's lavish dividend?

The world's largest telecoms company by subscribers already pays out 4% in dividends. The company however had scope to increase this payout and is likely to do so over the medium term.

Oh, that's a tasty bond they've got sitting there, but behind that tasty bait waits death for unwary investors.

Microsoft just lost some senior staff ahead of some big new moves--does this bode well for the software giant?

Norwegian company Statoil (STO) has fallen by 22% over the past four weeks, but paid a dividend that was up 36% last year. What's more, it's not even in the troubled European Union!

Municipal bonds had an excellent week last week as, despite the flight to safety in Treasuries, broad-based "de-risking" in some asset classes, and more rhetoric about just how bad municipal issuers are (the latest, "Municipals The Next Financial Land Mine?"), muni yields trickled lower.