It's a stock's dividend yield which provides important protection for investors in tumultuous times.
This marks the 39th consecutive year that Kimberly Clark has increased their dividend.
Lost in the myriad of stories hitting the markets last week were several key dividend announcements.
Kimberly Clark announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $.60 per share.
Here are five blue-chip dividend stocks that not only have attractive dividend yields, but are also very profitable and have reasonable payout ratios.