Dividend Stocks You Can Depend On

If you're looking for stocks that will give you both a healthy stream of current income as well as the promise of potential growth for years to come, you'll find plenty of dividend-paying stocks that appear at first glance to fit the bill. But if you want the best dividend stocks you can find, you should also look for a key ingredient that only a select few stocks have

So how can you be sure you're getting the best dividend stocks for your money? Some investors go for the highest yields, but that can be dangerous. Often, stocks have high yields precisely because investors don't expect dividends to last. What I like to see from dividend stocks is a sizable insider ownership interest. To me, that shows that the people most involved in making the business succeed have the same desire I have as an investor: to see stable payouts and a steadily rising share price. So I looked for companies that have both high dividend yields of 2.5% or more as well as insider ownership of at least 10%.

Source: Motley Fool

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