The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

Smart investors often load up their portfolios with plenty of dividend-paying stocks. Why? Well, multiple reasons.For one thing, even during a market slump, a healthy and growing dividend-paying company will likely keep paying out its dividend. So while the stock price may not grow for a while (and may even fall), shareholders still receive some income. Better still, that payout will probably increase over time, often annually. And over the long run, a healthy and growing company's stock price will increase, too. It's win-win-win.Here, then, are three dividend payers to consider investing in -- whether you have $1,000 or $100,000 to invest.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool