These companies pay high-yielding and steadily rising dividends backed by strong financial profiles.

I love to collect dividend income. It provides me with more cash to invest each month and a growing level of financial freedom. My goal is to eventually generate enough passive income from dividends and other sources to cover my basic living expenses.

To support my income strategy, I focus on buying high-yielding dividend stocks. Two companies in particular, Brookfield Infrastructure ( BIPC -2.40% ) ( BIP -1.62% ) and W.P. Carey ( WPC ) , have consistently stood out. Here's why I can't stop buying these income stocks .

A high-octane dividend growth stock

Brookfield Infrastructure currently yields nearly 4%, more than triple the S&P 500's dividend yield (1.2%). The

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