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A traditional mortgage is one way to achieve your dream of owning a home, but sometimes a land contract may be a good way to go.

With escalating tension around the world and a dividend yield of 3.32%, is this Defense Industry behemoth a potential long-term dividend payer?

General Electric (GE) is a company familiar to almost every single household in the United States. The company has come under some recent pressure but has an incredible dividend track record, and long-term investors might want to consider the shares.

Lance (LCNE) has paid a dividend each year since 1972. The company is about the merge with competitor Synder's to create a $1.6 billion dividend paying food giant.

With a worldwide customer base of 1.3 billion people per day, it's no wonder Kimberly-Clark has been able to raise its dividend cosistently since 1980.

Energy giant ConocoPhillips (COP), which trades on a 4% dividend yield, is looking to increase dividends and buy back shares after selling a stake in a Russian rival.

Chemicals giant and Dow bellweather DuPont (DD) has an enviable dividend track record, and is seeing a strong recovery throughout the globe. It also sits on a dividend yield greater than 4%.

Wall Street pay is set to rise again, despite a political crackdown and the introduction of a "pay-czar" by the Obama administration.

Sysco Corporation (SYY) ranks highly on all measures in the recent Fortune Most Admired Companies. The company sits on a 3.32% dividend yield and has an excellent dividend growth track record.

ProLogis (PLD) sits on a 5.8% dividend yield. The dividend however is way below the historical average. Will the global economic recovery catapult the stock back to it's former highs?

PPG Industries (PPG) sits on a 3.32% dividend yield, and has paid out cash to stockholders for the past 111 years!

Do prepaid credit cards actually have an impact on your credit score?

The summer rally continues, with high grade yields falling further into historic lows as the economic context. The weak jobs reading and more abundant concerns over long-term growth, have assuaged near-term inflation fears. Primary and secondary market scarcity remain pronounced, even as individual investors invest directly or through mutual funds to shield income from future rising tax rates.

Despite an earnings roller-coaster over the past three years, Pinnacle West has a dividend yield over 5% and has maintained the same high payout for three years running.