Every investor wants passive income. After all, who doesn't want to sit back and collect checks without having to lift a finger? If you're an income investor, you know that one of the best forms of passive income is quarterly dividends, the share of profits you get from the stocks you own.

Dividends are an especially good source of comfort during bear markets like the current one, because dividend stocks tend to outperform their non-dividend-paying counterparts. Stock market sell-offs also offer great opportunities to buy dividend stocks because dividend yields go up as stock prices go down.

If you want a passive income stream you can count on for the next decade, keep reading to see three great dividend stocks to buy today.

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