Wall Street accommodates a variety of investment styles. Buying and holding time-tested dividend stocks over long periods just happens to be one of the more successful strategies.

The power of income investing is truly exemplified by a study released 10 years ago from the wealth management division of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). This study found that public companies initiating and growing their payouts between 1972 and 2012 produced an annualized return of 9.5%. Comparatively, public companies that didn't offer a payout trudged their way to an annualized return of just 1.6% over the same period.

Although most investors tend to focus on yield, some brand-name businesses stand out for the sheer size of their nominal-dollar payouts. What follows are some of the biggest "givers" on Wall Street. These seven dividend stocks combine to pay out $98.2 billion annually to their shareholders.

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