Holding a high-yield dividend portfolio in a taxable account at the 24% federal bracket means writing the IRS a $14,400 check every year on $60,000 of income that should have been yours.

Dividend-growth blue chips like Coca-Cola double income in nine years despite lower starting yields, while high-yield BDCs and REITs with frozen payouts risk delivering less income over a decade than lower-yield growers.

Blue-chip stocks are shares of large, well-established, financially stable companies with a consistent and reliable performance history.

NEW YORK, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the preliminary voting results from its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. The meeting was conducted today in a virtual-only format.

Verizon's latest quarterly results pointed to a strong start to 2026, leading to bumping up earnings guidance. The company closed on its Frontier acquisition, increasing its debt load once again, but they are aggressively paying it down. VZ is in a strong enough position to not only manage its debt load and grow its dividend but also start repurchasing shares.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN and Verizon Communications VZ operate in the telecommunications and fiber network space.

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