From Forbes:
Dividend stocks have lots of appealing factors, and it's easy to find reasons to buy them.
Some stocks have a great dividend yield. Others have a decades-long history of raising dividends once a year. Then there are picks with a modest dividend but great upside potential for shares.
If you're looking for a reason to buy dividend stocks, there are plenty. But a trickier scenario is knowing when to get out...
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