3 Beaten-Down Dividend Stocks You Can Still Trust

If you think the market's most reliable dividend payers are mostly immune to steep sell-offs, think again. Even the bluest of income-driving blue chip stocks can suffer severe price setbacks sometimes.

The thing is, these price pullbacks rarely reflect that company's ability to keep dishing out dividends. Indeed, these sell-offs are often so temporary in nature that they're great buying opportunities; you can jump in while the yields are above their norm.

With that as the backdrop, here's a rundown of three great but beaten-down dividend stocks you can still trust to keep making their quarterly payments. If you step in now, you may even capture a little capital appreciation thanks to bouncebacks from the overzealous selling.

Source Fool.com