The first half of 2023 was a tremendous one for growth stock investors. Fortunately for income-seeking investors, dividend-paying stocks haven't been getting nearly as much positive attention. Some have even been beaten down to valuations that appear too low.

Buying top dividend stocks on the dips is a strategy that can lead to heaps of passive income during your retirement. Of course, this strategy falls apart if earnings for the underlying businesses don't grow faster than the inflation rate.

Before getting too excited about these seemingly underpriced dividend stocks, let's look under the hood to see if they're bargains now, or if they've been beaten down for good reasons.

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