The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $10,000 Right Now

Analysis paralysis could strike any investor trying to figure out which dividend stocks to buy. After all, nearly 6,000 stocks that trade on U.S. stock exchanges pay dividends. Some of those stocks stand head and shoulders above the pack, though, by offering great dividend yields and growth prospects. Here are my picks for the smartest dividend stocks to buy with $10,000 right now.If yield is your top priority, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) should be especially appealing. This business development company (BDC) pays a forward dividend yield of 9.6%. Even better, it has either maintained or grown the dividend for more than 16 consecutive years.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool