The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $2,000 Right Now

Need investment income? Dividend stocks are obviously your best bet. They're not just built to pay a perpetual stream of cash. For most quality dividend payers, these payments also grow over time, at least keeping up with inflation -- if not outpacing it.With that as the backdrop, if you've got a couple thousand extra bucks -- or any other amount of money -- you're ready to put to work producing immediate income, here are three top-notch dividend stocks to consider buying.There's little doubt that anti-smoking activists are winning the war against tobacco usage. But not as much or as quickly as you might think. Even within the United States, where the cessation effort is gaining the most traction, data from the CDC indicates that nearly 1 of out every 5 U.S. adults is a regular tobacco user. And the movement's progress is slowing even more outside of the U.S. The World Health Organization reports there are still roughly 1.25 billion smokers worldwide, versus 2000's count of 1.36 billion. Moreover, the organization predicts there will still be almost 1.2 billion smokers come 2030.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool