Investors who want to live on dividends are mindful of having income (coming into their accounts every month). To accomplish this investors could 1. Buy Stocks, CEF, BDC or MLP that pay dividends every month. CEF - closed end fund, BDC - business development company, MLP - master limited partnerships 2. They could build a portfolio of stocks that pay dividends in each month. For example they will own a group of stocks that pay dividends in January, April, July and October. They will also own another group of stocks that pay dividends in February, May, August and November. The third group of stocks they will own are stocks that pay dividends in March, June, September and December. 3. Stocks paying dividends in January, April, July and October. Automatic Data Processing American Tower Alexandria Real Estate Altria Albermarle Corp Alimentation Couche-Tard Allstate Broadridge Financial BrownForman Baxter International Brookfield Real Asset