Got $5,000? 3 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now
When it comes to total returns received from stock investing, dividends can often play an underrated role. In fact, reinvested dividends accounted for roughly 84% of the S&P 500's total returns from 1960 to 2021. So if you're looking for some dividend stocks that are great buys right now, look no further than the three companies below.
As a bonus, they're all Dividend Kings, companies that have managed to increase their yearly dividend for at least 50 consecutive years. This means they have a history of withstanding bad economic storms and still returning value to their shareholders -- a win-win.
With brands that include its flagship Coca-Cola, Sprite, Minute Maid, Powerade, Dasani, Topo-Chico, and more, you can count on one hand the number of companies that have global brand recognition even remotely close to that of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Up just over 5% year to date (as of Nov. 30), Coca-Cola is one of the few non-Big-Oil companies that's seen its stock price in the green, and there's reason to believe it'll continue.
Source Fool.com