12 Best Dividend Stocks for the Next 12 Months

In truth, all investors are too short-sighted with their portfolios. They fear short-term volatility, and make rash decisions. But particularly if you’re a dividend investor, thinking in any less than 12-month increments can be very detrimental to your performance. To help you make the most of 2018, then, here are 12 dividend stocks that will continue to profit for the next 12 months, not just the short term.

Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) is a great example of the income potential in energy stocks. Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR) is not your typical real estate investment trust. AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) was spun off of Big Pharma mainstay Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) in 2013, and it is the drug-focused arm of the previous company.Southern Co (NYSE:SO) is one of the largest utilities in the U.S. Phillips 66 Partners LP (NYSE:PSXP) and its corporate parent ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP). Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) is a fast-growing REIT. Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) may strike some as a no-growth company without much upside. Tech companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) that pay some kind of dividend. Diageo plc (ADR) (NYSE:DEO). Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) is a safe play. Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) continues to see growth. You couldn’t have a list of safe-haven investments without Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG).

Source: InvestorPlace

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