7 Dividend Stocks I Bought Last Month

I made a pretty unusual New Year's resolution this year. I committed to putting a chunk of my idle cash to work in dividend-generating investments. Now, the reason that was unusual is that I'm a growth investor. I value capital gains over payouts. However, looking for a little more balance in my portfolio after a strong 2020, I decided to venture out of my comfort zone to buy into some REITs and out-of-favor dividend payers in the hopes of smoothing out my market exposure.

I've purchased more than a dozen dividend payers so far in 2021, but let me go over seven of them right now: Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Healthcare Trust of America (NYSE: HTA), Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), Healthcare Properties (NYSE: PEAK), Verizon (NYSE: VZ), and Telefonica (NYSE: TEF).