5 Best Performing Dividend Stocks of 2014

The dividend-paying stocks have proven outperformers over the long term and are the safest ways to create wealth. This is especially true as the companies that pay dividends generally act as a hedge against economic uncertainty and provide downside protection by offering outsized payouts or sizable yields on a regular basis.

All of these provide a nice combination of annual dividend growth as well as capital appreciation opportunity irrespective of stock market directions: Emerge Energy Services LP (EMES), Vector Group Ltd. (VGR), Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT), Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) and Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. (EEP).

Source: Zacks

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