Though in reality it can be a pretty arbitrary choice of times, the end of each calendar year usually serves as a good time to look toward the future. Many of our Foolish contributors have been giving their thoughts on Things to Come in 2013.

Not wanting to miss out on the party, I've gone searching for some of the best dividend stocks to consider buying for the upcoming year. Read below to find out what the five candidates are: Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), StoneMor Partners (NYSE: STON), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Textainer (NYSE: TGH).

Source: Motley Fool

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