Some investors favor growth, buying up shares of the fastest-growing companies with the idea that their share prices could also roar higher. Other investors prefer dividend stocks because they can count on these steady players to offer passive income every year. Both investment strategies could bring you great rewards over the long term, so you may need to struggle to choose between them.

But here's the good news. You don't have to. Many companies offer a blend of growth and dividend payments, giving you the best of both worlds. In fact, you can even find dividends these days among some of the highest-growth technology stocks, including the "Magnificent Seven." Named after the 1960 Western, these companies are leaders in their industries and have driven the S 500 and the Nasdaq higher in recent times.

Let's check out two that make particularly interesting earnings-growth plus passive-income buys right now.

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