Dividend Stocks to Start Your Portfolio

So, you want to invest money but don't have hours on end to research stocks? Consider combining two investing strategies that have long created value for investors: buying what you know and buying high-quality dividend stocks. Here are three ideas that will get any portfolio started off on the right foot.

Whether you love McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) or hate it, you can't deny that the company has found a way to grow even as it's reached new international markets and faced changing tastes domestically. 3M (NYSE: MMM) may not have the same brand recognition as as McDonald's, but you probably use its products even more often. Waste Management (NYSE: WM) has services for you.

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