3 No-Brainer Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now

Dividend investors have several criteria to examine when evaluating the long-term prospects of dividend stocks. Yield may be what first comes to mind, but generating strong returns through this style of investing entails more than just buying the stocks with the highest forward dividend yields.

If you "set it and forget it" in this manner, you may run the risk of building a portfolio made up mainly of yield trap stocks. Hence, investors should consider factors such as dividend growth track record and dividend safety.

Taking into account these three factors, I have identified three major dividend stocks that meet the criteria for each of these factors: Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and (NYSE: TGT).

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