The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $3,000 Right Now

So you've got $3,000 -- or perhaps just $300 or maybe $30,000 -- to invest and you want to park that money in dividend-paying stocks as you've paid off all your high-interest debt, have plumped up your emergency savings, and won't need the money for anything in the near or medium term. That's very smart of you! Dividend payers are often underappreciated, but they can be powerful wealth builders.After all, a company has to grow successfully to a certain point where it has relatively reliable income before it will commit to paying shareholders a regular dividend. And such companies often grow in value over time, while their dividends grow, too. And during economic downturns, those dividends usually keep getting paid, even if the stock is in a slump. Though no dividend is guaranteed. Companies can and do cut dividends if they need to.Here are three dividend payers to consider for your portfolio.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool