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Many Stock Pickers Digest recommendations pay no dividends. But some do provide significant income, along with capital-gains possibilities. In fact, dividends may generate up to a third of your long-term return. That’s why we now post the dividend yield (dividend rate divided by share price) in the basic information we present for each company we analyze. We’ll also tell you if a stock has never paid a dividend. (If it formerly paid dividends, we’ll tell you when it quit.) You should never buy a stock just for a high yield. You’re never sure of a dividend until the company “declares” it. However, a high yield may reflect a temporary share price drop. The dividend may simply add to the profit you can get from a recovery in the stock’s price. We hope you enjoy and profit from this expansion of our service. service…