3 Dividend Stocks That Should Pay You the Rest of Your Life

Investing in dividend stocks is a great way to build long-term wealth. Studies have shown that dividend-paying stocks outperform non-dividend-paying ones, and a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP, which allows you to use dividends to buy more of the stock paying it, is an excellent way to grow your portfolio without putting in any more of your hard-earned cash.

Of course, it's even better if you can count on those stocks to keep paying you -- and even increase those dividends as you get older. Below, our analysts explain why they think W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC), International Paper (NYSE: IP), and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) are top choices for dividend stocks that will pay you for the rest of your life.

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