Investors trying to build up a stream of passive income with dividend-paying stocks have an important decision to make every time they go shopping.

You could fill your portfolio with relatively low-yielding stocks that can crank up their dividend payouts, but this takes time that you may not have. If time isn't on your side, you could be better off buying high-yield stocks, even if they might not be able to raise their payouts by much.

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