JNJ, PG, XOM, KO, and WMT. Analysis of yields, payout ratios, growth streaks, and analyst ratings for income investors.

There are lots of choices, but these are at the top of my list.

Oil pushing toward $100 can make energy dividends look irresistible, but the best picks are the ones that don't need $100 oil to keep paying you. Here are two dividend giants that have already proven ...

Exxon Mobil got a lift from Thursday’s crude rally, but the stock came into the move with record production, and fresh growth ...

Exxon and Chevron are both integrated energy companies with globally diversified asset portfolios. However, Exxon is the larger business, with a market cap of nearly $600 billion. Chevron's market cap ...

These energy companies have long histories of growing their dividends.

This virtually unheard-of utility has been paying a continuous dividend for 66 years and 76 years longer than ExxonMobil and Coca-Cola, respectively.

Exxon can produce an even bigger gusher of surplus cash at current oil prices.

Something out of the ordinary for a conventional oil company was displayed on the trading screens. The ticker for XOM ...