All It Takes Is $13,000 Invested in Each of These 2 Dividend Kings to Help Generate $1,000 in Passive Income in 2026

Consumer staples stocks being out of favor is an impeccable buying opportunity for value investors.No one knows what the stock market will do in 2026. We do know the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.43%) is coming off three consecutive years of above-average returns, with a 78.3% gain from the start of 2023 to the end of 2025. By comparison, the consumer staples sector gained less than 5% in that three-year period.Contrarian investors or folks whose main financial objectives are capital preservation and passive income may ...