The Dow’s best dividend stocks: A shortlist for income investors

For investors looking to build an income-generating portfolio, the Dow Jones Industrial Average — America’s oldest stock index — is a great place to go hunting for dividend stocks. Dividend stocks are companies that share some of their profit with shareholders in the form of periodic cash payments. And while being a dividend payer isn’t a requirement for admission to the index, a long history of increasing dividend payments to shareholders signals strength and maturity, things the Dow’s selection committe ...