These 7 Elite Dividend Stocks Pay $114 Billion Annually, Combined, to Their Shareholders

There are countless ways for investors to make money on Wall Street, but few are as consistently successful as buying and holding high-quality dividend stocks. Based on a study by Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research ("The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future"), dividend stocks have more than doubled the annualized return of non-payers over more than half a century (1973-2024): 9.2% vs. 4.31%. While it's probably not a surprise that dividend stocks have a track record of outperf ...