Great Dividend Stocks for 2014

One of the dirty secrets that few finance professionals will openly admit is the fact that dividend stocks as a group handily outperform their non-dividend paying brethren. The reasons for this are too numerous to list here, but you can rest assured that it’s true. However, knowing this is only half the battle. The other half is identifying which dividend stocks in particular are the best.

Shares of Realty Income (NYSE: O) and Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) have had a rough 2013, but both of these companies may offer some dividend-security to income-seeking investors. In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss Realty Income and Health Care REIT and why they might not get crushed by the "Taper."

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