Plenty of high-performing growth stocks pay dividends -- such as Apple and Nvidia -- and though their dividend yields can be low sometimes, they can also be fast-growing. When you factor growing dividends into the total returns of slower-growing blue chip companies,

Utility stocks can be excellent sources of passive income. Southern Company is a utility that mainly operates in the southeastern U.S., although it also has wind, solar, and natural gas assets across the country.

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Those factors are why I'm always looking for dividend stocks to buy. Topping my list right now are Realty Income ( O 0.40%), Rexford Industrial ( REXR 0.95%), and Mid-America Apartment Communities ( MAA -0.05%). The trio of real estate investment trusts (REITs) offers higher-yielding dividends that have historically grown.

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