Dividend investors looking for a safe income stock might find themselves taking a close look at Welltower Inc (NYSE: HCN), one of the largest owners of senior housing and healthcare properties in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. With a yield near 5% at recent prices and an impressive track record of dividend growth, it certainly has every appearance of being a wonderful investment.
In general terms, those are certainly things to like about the company. But there's even more to like that makes it one of the most appealing stocks to buy right now and hold for potentially decades to come, as tens of millions of Americans age and reach retirement age.
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