It's always good to receive dividend payments, and it's particularly nice when markets are volatile, like they are now.

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) has paid a dividend for more than a quarter of a century. How many shares would you have to own to receive $1,000 in yearly payments? Image source: Getty Images.

UPS raised its dividend earlier this year ... months works out to an annual dividend of $6.56 per share. To receive $1,000, you would have to own 153 shares. The stock closed at $100.12 on ...