3 No-Brainer Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now

Dividend stocks are smart investments. Over the last 50 years, they have outperformed non-Dividend payers by more than two-to-one (9.2% average annual total return compared to 4.3%), according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds. The highest total returns have come from Dividend growth stocks (10.2%).

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), (NYSE: MDT), and VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) have excellent track records of increasing their dividends. They have visible catalysts on the horizon that should drive dividend growth in the coming years. That makes them no-brainer dividend stocks to buy right now.