Dividends may be boring but are essential to building a well-balanced portfolio. After all, dividend payments have accounted for approximately 85% of the S 500's total returns since 1960, per a report by Hartford Funds.

Which dividend stocks are worth buying in the current market? Telecom giant AT (NYSE: T) and pharmaceutical titan (NYSE: PFE) scan as incredible bargains for long-term, income-oriented investors. Read on to find out more about these two no-brainer dividend stocks.

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