These companies pay high-yielding and steadily rising dividends.

The stock market's continued rise is compressing dividend yields. Over the past year, the S&P 500 's 17.5% rally has driven its dividend yield from 1.33% down to 1.18%, a level that is now approaching a record low. As a result, investors focused on income are left with fewer appealing choices.

However, there are still some compelling higher-yielding dividend stocks. Lockheed Martin ( LMT -0.19% ) , Brookfield Infrastructure ( BIPC -0.57% ) ( BIP -1.25% ) , and NextEra Energy ( NEE 0.47% ) are top-notch dividend stocks that you can buy this month and hold for a potential lifetime of dividend income.

A well-defended dividend

Lockheed Martin 's dividend yield of 2.8% is more than double that

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