10 Stocks to Build a Dividend Portfolio With

By Mark Roussin, CPA – May 18, 2024 at 8:21AM

NASDAQ: MSFT

Microsoft

Market Cap

$3,085B

Today's Change

(0.11%) $0.46

Current Price

$415.13

Price as of May 31, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

All 10 of these stocks pay reliable and growing dividends.

When it comes to building a portfolio, it is smart to first build a foundation with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and/or index funds. However, today I am going to look at 10 individual dividend stocks I would buy that not only give me diversification, but also give me a mix of growth and more income. One of those dividend stocks includes Microsoft (MSFT 0.11%).

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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of May 16, 2024. The video was published on May 17, 2024.

Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Mark Roussin, CPA has positions in AbbVie, Alphabet, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Prologis, and Visa. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Chevron, Home Depot, Microsoft, NextEra Energy, Prologis, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends AbbVie and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft, long January 2026 $90 calls on Prologis, and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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