Because buying dividend stocks is such a successful investment strategy over the past 100 years, I gravitate towards them in my portfolio. It means I also look for stocks that have a proven track record of raising their payouts over time.
Although they’re not going to rise as high in a bull market as growth stocks, they also won’t fall as low when the bear bites. Your situation and risk tolerance will be different.
Not every stock in my portfolio pays a dividend and some naturally offered up stellar results. The following three stocks were my top performing stocks of 2023. Let’s see if these winners can top the list again next year.
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