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T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC., $124, is a buy for the Financial sector portion of your portfolio. The company (Nasdaq symbol TROW; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares o/s: 236.5 million; Market cap: $29.3 billion; Divd yield: 2.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.troweprice.com) is a leading seller of mutual funds and wealth management services. With the March 2019 payment, the company raised your quarterly dividend by 8.6%, to $0.76 a share from $0.70. The new annual rate of $3.04 yields a dependable 2.5%. T. Rowe’s fee income rises with the value of the mutual funds and other securities it manages. As of October 31, 2019, it managed $1.15 trillion in assets—up 19.0% from $962 billion at the end of 2018; that reflects the generally strong performance of U.S. stocks. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., $60, remains a buy. The company (New York symbol VZ; Income-Growth Dividend Portfolio, Utilities sector, Shares o/s: 4.1 billion; Market cap: $246.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.verizon.com) raised the dividend for its investors by…