"A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," Trump wrote on Truth Social Nov. 9.

These monthly dividend stocks and funds could help retirees earn a steady income without selling shares, making it easier to cover monthly bills in retirement.

A high payout ratio can be concerning, but that doesn't always mean the dividend in question is destined to be cut.

The dividend increase maintains ADP's spot in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, whose 69 members have paid a higher dividend for at least 25 straight years, as well as its place on the smaller list of 56 dividend kings--those which have boosted their dividends annually for at least half a century.