If you follow the lead of many Wall Street investors -- including portfolio managers, equity strategists, chief investment officers, and other experts -- then you might want to consider adding some dividend stocks to your portfolio.

A decent CNBC survey of 500 Wall Street investors revealed that 42% are most likely to buy dividend stocks right now, given the sluggish state of the market. It was by far the most of any investment type, as mega-cap technology stocks were second at 18% followed by financials at 16%.

Why dividend stocks and why now? For starters, in a market that's down some 13% year to date, they are stocks that pay you to own them.

Continue reading

Source Fool.com