Few investment strategies swing the pendulum in investors' favor quite like buying dividend stocks.

Approximately 10 years ago, a report from the wealth management division of money-center bank JPMorgan Chase demonstrated the power of putting your money to work in time-tested income stocks. When examined over a 40-year period, the publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts delivered a hearty annualized return of 9.5%. Comparatively, the non-payers trudged their way to an annualized gain of just 1.6%. Over the long run, dividend stocks usually mop the floor with companies that don't offer a payout.

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