Generating dividend income from stocks is a great way to stay invested in the market while boosting your passive income stream.Dividend stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with high yields are excellent ways to generate passive income. But even a high-yield passive income stream doesn't look all that impressive when the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.59%) is notching big-time returns.Therefore, the best way to approach investing in dividend stocks and dividend-paying ETFs isn't to try to beat the market in a given ye ...