3 Dividend Stocks That Are Actually Worth Owning

While conventional wisdom holds that you reach for yield, my strategy has been to look first for capital gains, then to management teams that are committed to a payout and finally let time do its magic. You may buy a $50 stock with a 2% dividend, but if that dividend then doubles over the course of several years, and the stock price doubles as well, the effective yield on that $50 investment becomes 4%. But here are three dividend stocks that are in my portfolio now, that have been for some time and which are doing very well for me...

I avoided Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares while Steve Ballmer was CEO. He was a great salesman, but he wasn’t a technology visionary. Charles Schwab (NASDAQ:SCHW) is my banker and my broker. JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) is the largest bank in the U.S. by deposits, with over $2.62 trillion.

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