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Despite softer inflation data, the Federal Reserve has indicated it is ready to wait longer before initiating rate cuts. With inflation still elevated and the political environment heating up, income investors looking for stability are turning to reliable dividend stocks. A report from Achor Capital cites data from Davis Research and Hartford Funds, which shows that companies that pay dividends post higher returns on average than non-dividend-paying companies. From March 1972 through December 2010, dividend stocks returned 12.9% annually on average, while companies that didn’t pay dividends returned 8.6%.
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