For more than a year, Wall Street has had investors on their heels. Last year featured the worst returns for the three major U.S. stock indexes since 2008, with the growth-focused Nasdaq Composite getting hit the hardest and losing a third of its value.

It's no secret that when stock market volatility and uncertainty pick up on Wall Street, the top money managers turn to dividend stocks. Companies that regularly dole out payments to their shareholders are almost always profitable and time-tested. Most importantly, income stocks have a phenomenal track record of outperforming non-dividend-paying stocks over long periods.

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