2 Dividend Stocks You Can Safely Hold for Decades

While it is tempting to buy and sell stocks, if you are investing in dividend-paying stocks, holding the shares in these companies for a long time is the best option to build an income that you can use to invest, save, or spend. The trick is to pick the right stocks to buy and hold, however.

Granted, finding great dividend stocks that you can safely hold for decades isn't easy. Here are two large, stable companies that fit the bill, partly because they have not only paid dividends for decades but have raised the amount paid each year. Each is in a good position to continue doing so.

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