2 Dividend Stocks for a Lifetime of Passive Income

This has been an especially challenging year for investors of all stripes. The benchmark S&P 500 index has fallen 19% from the peak it set in January. The Nasdaq Composite, which contains more high-growth tech stocks than the S&P 500, has tumbled by 28% since hitting a high-water mark late last year.

Bear markets have a strong psychological effect on stock prices across the board. In times like these, stocks that represent strong underlying businesses can come under pressure, too.

Both of these dividend-paying healthcare stocks are ideal purchases for investors nervous about further market swings in the wrong direction. With these companies' firm commitments to deliver a portion of profits to shareholders, investors can keep collecting their dividends regardless of what happens to the stock price.

Source Fool.com