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3 Dividend Stocks to Buy on Sale

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When a retailer has a sale, it's often celebrated with banners, signs, and commercials telling customers not to miss out on the spectacular deals. But when stocks go on sale, fear and uncertainty tend to rule the day, and retail investors often miss the best opportunities.

The big issue is trying to time the bottom of a market dip. It's nearly impossible and you're better off not trying. One strategy that does seem to help is incremental purchasing, also called dollar-cost averaging. This is generally a winning strategy for long-term investors because the market can make big swings in price over the short term, but it generally goes up in the long term.