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With a market capitalization of $71B, a Beta of 0.54, and a dividend yield of 3%, Kraft Foods Inc. deserves a place in the portfolio of a conservative investor looking for the preservation of capital and solid dividend payments.

For 49 consecutive years JNJ has increased and paid uninterrupted dividends to common shareholders. With $32 Billion in cash on hand, JNJ will have no difficulty in maintaining its dividend payments to shareholders in the years to come.

With a portfolio of investments ranging from financial, home appliance, industrial machinery, to medical imaging, GE is bound for long term growth.

Despite rough times and unfavorable recent quarterly results, Procter & Gamble remains an attractive dividend yielding stock.

A GE Interest Plus account gives savers one of the highest interest rates around in today's market - an APY of 1.00% and above. However, this type of account - corporate notes - isn't FDIC insured. So, is the risk worth the investment?

Up to 17% of all student loan debt is held by individuals over 50 years of age. Student loan debt is becoming an increasing problem and afflict individuals across all age groups.

The FBI recently issued a warning about a new attempt by hackers to gain access to your bank information. Called Gameover, the phishing scheme involves spam emails - purpotedly from the National Automated Clearing House, the Federal Reserve, or the FDIC.

Microsoft is a dividend stock that BestCashCow tracks as part of its Top 15 Dow Dividend Stocks. Its current yield of 2.70% is equivalent to the rate of the best 5-year CD rates. It currently pays a dividend of $.20 per quarter, up from $0.16 in August 2011. The question I ask myself is, can Microsoft maintain or increase the dividend and do I expect the stock to drop precipitously over the next 1-2 years? Yesterday's earnings release as well Microsoft's recent product launches gives me comfort on both counts.

Your credit scores affect your ability to buy a home or a car, or to pay for education or obtain employment. Here is how to go about improving your credit score in one short month.

Ohio is still hanging on to the 1% APY savings account rate, with exactly one bank in the state still offering this rate according to BestCashCow data. The Ohio banks with the best savings account rates are...

After a year of extreme market volatility, unreliable economic performance and confusing economic policy coming from the U.S. and E.U. governments, investors have been looking for a safe way to earn decent income from their savings. Sadly, few options have appeared, but one shining light is beckoning to more investors: dividend-yielding stocks.