The two types of dividends affect a company's balance sheet in different ways. Companies are not required to issue dividends ...

Packaged food giant Kraft Heinz ( KHC 2.20%) yields about 5.3%, which is more than investors can get from most high-yield ...

It has $168.4 billion of debt on its balance sheet. Even with that debt, Verizon has managed to deliver solid cash flow and increase its dividends. It has 20 consecutive years of dividend ...