The Smartest Dividend Aristocrats to Buy With $500 Right Now

Aristocracy isn't all it's cracked up to be. You'd think that stocks that are Dividend Aristocrats -- members of the S&P 500 with at least 25 consecutive years of dividend increases -- would by default have really attractive dividends. Many of them don't. And quite a few of those with relatively puny dividend yields haven't delivered impressive growth, either.

However, there are stocks in this elite group that provide either a juicy dividend, solid growth prospects, or both. You don't even need a lot of upfront money to invest in these promising dividend stocks. Here are the three smartest Dividend Aristocrats to buy with $500 right now, in my opinion.

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