3 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now
Many dividend investors fall prey to the practice of stretching for yield. They focus their attention on seeking out stocks that offer the biggest payouts, which can end in disaster if a company can't maintain its outsize dividend.
A far better approach is to look for companies that can consistently increase their payout. That's because dividend growth stocks tend to vastly outperform not only the S&P 500 but also those that maintain the status quo. Three top stocks that have a history of increasing their above-average payouts as well as have plenty of fuel to keep growing them are Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP), and NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE). Those are just some of the factors that make them great dividend stocks to buy right now.
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