No Lie, These Stocks Pay You to Own Them

There's a lot to like about dividend-paying stocks. As long as the underlying companies are healthy and growing, they're likely to keep paying out their dividends to shareholders -- no matter whether the economy is booming or sluggish, no matter whether the stock itself is up or down.

Better still, such dividends tend to be increased over time, so if you're collecting a total of, say, $700 in dividends this year, it might be $750 next year and $1,300 a decade later. That cash can help support you in retirement or it can be used to buy more shares of stock that can generate new dividend payments.

Here are three solid dividend payers to consider for your portfolio.

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