These five top stocks with monthly dividends seem like great ideas for passive income-oriented investors seeking upside ...

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) ranks 8th on our list of the best foreign stocks for passive income. It is a Swiss global healthcare company that develops, manufactures, and sells prescription medicines.

While Cuban isn’t known as a passive investor per se, he does pick investments that can grow in the background while he focuses on his businesses, some of which provide extra income in the process.