Investors searching for quality dividend stocks for next year have come to the right place.

Dividend stocks may be unappealing compared to a red-hot market. But over time, quality Dividend stocks rarely lose their luster -- especially when a company has what it takes to grow earnings and the Dividend over time. Earnings growth, paired with Dividend growth, can boost the investment thesis, which can open the door to capital gains on top of Dividend income.

Here's why Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR), Leggett Platt (NYSE: LEG), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) are three dividend stocks worth buying now.

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