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Dividends are the distribution of a company's earnings to its shareholders, the amount of which is determined by the company's board of directors, as defined by Investopedia.. Therefore, dividend stocks are shares of companies that regularly pay a portion of their earnings to investors.

Catalyst Anchor Madison Mills joins Wealth! to break down what a dividend stock is, what it means for investors, and how they should be added to portfolios, using Walmart (WMT) as an example.

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This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino