Smoking doesn't align with my personal values.Dividends are a big part of my investment strategy. I prefer to invest in companies that offer attractive and growing dividends. I like to collect passive income, and dividend growers are proven wealth creators. Given all this, Altria Group (MO 7.84%) would seem to be the perfect stock for me. The company currently pays a dividend yielding more than 8%. Meanwhile, it has increased its payment 59 times over the last 55 years, a trend it expects will continue thro ...