Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is listed among the Best Retirement Stocks for a Dividend Stock Portfolio. The company reported strong second-quarter earnings, raised its full-year guidance, and marked its 19th year of dividend increases, the longest in the US telecom industry. It offers a quarterly dividend of $0.69 per share with a 6.35% yield as of September 21.

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