There are a number of websites that offer information on dividend paying stocks. One can get this information on 'Market Watch', 'Dividend', 'Wikipedia' and 'Investopedia'.

Dividend policies are concerned with the financial policies that have to do with how, when, and how much regarding paying cash dividend. Dividend policy theories explain the reasoning and arguments that relate to paying dividends by firms Dividend theories include the dividend irrelevance theory that indicates there is no effect on the capital structure of a company or its stock price from dividends.

The stock Dividend is more or less profit sharing. When a dividend paying company is profitable they pass along those profits to the shareholders in the form of a dividend check.

To find out which stocks have the highest paying dividends online, one could visit such websites as dividend or dividenddetective. It is also possible to consult resources such as news sources.

A policy of paying a low regular dividend plus a year-end extra in good years is a compromise between a stable dividend and a constant payout rate.This policy gives the firm flexibility.