Why I Just Bought More of These 3 Top Dividend Stocks in My Retirement Account and Plan to Keep Adding in 2025

I'm a huge fan of investing in dividend-paying stocks. They supply me with passive income that I can reinvest as I see fit. I can eventually use that income to pay some of my expenses when I retire. On top of that, dividend stocks have historically been high performers. The average dividend stock in the S&P 500 has outperformed non-payers by more than two-to-one over the last 50 years, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds.Given these dynamics, I buy more shares of high-quality dividend stocks any chance I get. I recently added to my positions in Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA), and Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR). Here's why I continue loading up on these top dividend stocks in my retirement account. Starbucks pays a pretty attractive dividend. The coffee giant currently yields about 2.7%, more than double the S&P 500's dividend yield (1.2%). It also has an exceptional record of growing its dividend. Since initiating its payout in 2010, Starbucks has increased its dividend every year, growing it at a 20% compound annual rate. It gave its investors a 7% raise in October, its 14th straight year of increasing the payout.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool