3 Dividend Stocks That Are Screaming Buys in July

Who doesn't like to get paid to own something while doing nothing? That's precisely the allure of dividend stocks. Although it's usually mature companies that pay dividends because management feels the company has the capacity to generate returns for shareholders by paying them straight cash rather than reinvesting in the business.

The best dividend stocks balance this reinvestment and shareholder payout, likely resulting in a lower dividend yield. However, these are some of the best stocks to invest in for the long haul, and I think there are three stocks investors should be taking a closer look at during July.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the second-largest company by market cap in the U.S. market but has growth many others would be jealous of. Sporting just under a 1% dividend yield, Microsoft is familiar to many with its business product suite and personal computing products like Xbox and the Surface Book.

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