For more than a century, Wall Street has been nothing short of a wealth-building machine. Even taking into account the numerous corrections, bear markets, and even occasional crashes that equities have endured, the average annual return of stocks over the last century is considerably higher than Treasury bonds, housing, and all commodities, such as oil and gold.

Though Wall Street offers countless ways to grow your wealth, few have arguably been more successful over the long run than buying and holding high-quality dividend stocks.

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