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If you're looking for the best stocks to buy for the dividends, it may be time to look outside the U.S.

The company has demonstrated a strong commitment to shareholder returns with an 11.3% compound annual dividend growth rate over the past five years. The conservative payout ratio of 19.8% provides both excellent dividend safety and substantial room for future increases.

SA Quant identifies high-quality, income-generating stocks that can help offset losses for volatile markets and provide investors with a passive income stream.

A quarterly dividend payment from a high-quality stock may be as close to a sure thing as an investor can find on Wall Street. Even during periods of broad market weakness, the lower a stock's price falls,

Tobacco titan Altria (NYSE: MO) has long been a solid dividend-paying company. It remains one today -- and it's offering a fat dividend yield, recently 7.8%. It's generally smart to seek out dividends growing at a good clip,